: colored in two colors or in two shades of one color
two-tone shoes

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The restoration project included returning the car to a two-tone color scheme—with a full repaint in elegant midnight blue and gray—and giving the vehicle a complete mechanical rebuild. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025 Still made from the same undyed, oatmeal-hued canvas, the slimmer Boat and Tote retains its two-tone design (straps and bottom panels were originally available in either red or blue) and handles that can be slung over a shoulder. Kin Woo, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 With 986 horsepower, advanced aerodynamics and a two-tone Nero DS and Bianco Avus exterior, this nearly new example—showing just 290 miles—boasts more than $148,000 in options. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025 The foundation of this design is a two-tone purple digital storm pattern. Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for two-tone

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First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of two-tone was in 1906

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“Two-tone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-tone. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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