two-tone

or two-toned

[ too-tohn ]

adjective

having two colors or two shades of the same color: a two-tone automobile.

Origin of two-tone

First recorded in 1925–30

Words Nearby two-tone

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How to use two-tone in a sentence

He dresses tackily, in double breasted blazers, two-tone dress shirts, and gold ties.
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Chanel recently sent models down the runway with geometric, two-tone manicures.
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The two-tone frock accented her rose-colored pumps and highlighted her perfectly coiffed bob and hip silver manicure.
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One of them (the dog, not owner) was two-tone, with a chartreuse mane and red ears.
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Within the first month they were together, Flemmi bought Di Silva a two-tone Cadillac and showered her with jewelry.
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That present snap of two-tone complaint suggested that the land was empty of strangers.
Storm Over Warlock | Andre Norton
It is a two-tone, two-colored car, blue body and a cream-colored trim, which extends across the hood.
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The Sirian wore a pince-nez, a dignified two-piece jumper in a charcoal color, sedate two-tone boots and a black string-tie.
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A two-tone "Y-es" with the second unit high-pitched suggests the very opposite of plain "Yes."
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Hers—long, heavy, meticulously middle-parted and dressed—was a startling two-tone job.
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British Dictionary definitions for two-tone

two-tone

adjective

of two colours or two shades of the same colour
(esp of sirens, car horns, etc) producing or consisting of two notes

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