Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having two colors or two shades of a single color.

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  • adjective having two colours or shades

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Examples

  • I cannot be alone in swooning over the two-tone suede pumps with thin straps at Costello Tagliapietra.

    Melissa Liebling-Goldberg: Day One Of New York Fashion Week Melissa Liebling-Goldberg 2012

  • And now: the toy has been reissued, along with all the original action figures, including the two-tone aliens and the lizard dudes.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • The nose, a hand and parts of the base of the statue have been completely recreated, giving the sculpture a two-tone, old and new terra-cotta look.

    Restored Italian Statue Visits Its Guardian Angels Melanie Grayce West 2011

  • The result on the catwalk was a chic, two-tone handbag with a sleek, understated feel, which falls in line with the minimalist diktats of recent Paris fashion weeks.

    Victoria Beckham changes gear with a confident New York fashion week show 2011

  • Next comes Louboutin's "Harletty" suede knee-boot (£1,095), Chanel's two-tone suede, quilted boot with a sensible heel (£971) and my own particular favorites, from the master himself, Manolo Blahnik, in petrol blue or black suede (£800).

    The Must-Have Boots of Fall Tina Gaudoin 2011

  • The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is easily distinguished in flight by its two-tone wings; the feathers nearer the body and head are much darker than those behind.

    Did you know? Mexico's vultures have very different eating habits. 2009

  • Appropriately slathered in two-tone paint, the Bulli is a modern take on Volkswagen's classic icon.

    2011 Geneva Motor Show: Volkswagen Bulli minivan redefines "micro" bus 2011

  • The series of potatoes—assembled in various positions on reflective surfaces with one- or two-tone backgrounds—are typical of the work of their creators, Amsterdam-based photographers Anuschka Blommers and Niels Schumm, whose portfolio bursts with humorous images of record players, close-ups of burning cigarettes and portraits of human subjects with wide eyes and awkward stances.

    Potatoes and Photography in Amsterdam Joel Weickgenant 2011

  • The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is easily distinguished in flight by its two-tone wings; the feathers nearer the body and head are much darker than those behind.

    Did you know? Mexico's vultures have very different eating habits. 2009

  • Try LK Bennett's "Sumner" suede boots (£350), Jaeger's red boots with a white piping (£360), Zara's two-tone wide-heel boots (£119) and River Island's black faux-fur-trimmed boots (£100).

    The Must-Have Boots of Fall Tina Gaudoin 2011

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