Zip-A-Tone

noun

screentone

Meanings

nounZip-A-Tone (uncountable)
  1. uncountablescreentone

Origin

Former brand name, coined in the 1930s.

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APA

Zip-A-Tone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zip-A-Tone

MLA

“Zip-A-Tone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zip-A-Tone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zip-A-Tone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zip-A-Tone.

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