tone
noun
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc..
untoned
-
a word derived from
tone.
Example Sentences
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I am short, white, decidedly untoned and predisposed to frowns – clearly we were not the same person.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2017
As he did so, he slapped down two untoned prints.
From The Ear in the Wall by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
There is his home—a poor one, perhaps, but his own, and to it he clings with desperation, sees in and about it attractions and beauty where others perceive nothing but untoned dreariness, unrelieved hopelessness.
From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)
Not only that, defects in the bromide which may lie latent while the print is untoned come to light in the sulphide bath.
From Bromide Printing and Enlarging A Practical Guide to the Making of Bromide Prints by Contact and Bromide Enlarging by Daylight and Artificial Light, With the Toning of Bromide Prints and Enlargements by Tennant, John A.
One may theorise that the spider invaded the crab's burrow and was promptly evicted; a fight took place for possession of the retreat, resulting in untoned tragedy.
From Tropic Days by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)
