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

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Multiple vinyl and leather interior colors are offered, including two-tone and contrasting stitching options for buyers looking to coordinate their Revology Mustang’s cabin color with one of the company’s many exterior color choices. Karl Brauer, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 And, indeed, the lyrics to the two-tone takedown are precise and concise. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024 The cars are hand built at Goodwood, southern England, and the client was given the honor of pushing the button that sent the vehicle off to be painted in the familiar two-tone yellow and black. Kathy Rose Obrien, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 The car's two-tone seats also have several different material panels, all with creases and cracks, which catch and want to keep an inordinate amount of crumbs if the kids are eating something like donuts or pretzels. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for two-tone 

Word History

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 19 Nov. 2024.

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