two-tone

adjective

Having two colours or shades.

“a two-tone hair”

Meanings

adjectivetwo-tone (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving two colours or shades.

    a two-tone hair

    1 more example

    The final outshopping was 55002, which had arrived on October 14 [1980] for a two-month repair, with the usual worksheet taped to its bodyside stating "to be repainted in two-tone green".

    2024 January 10, Howard Johnston, “The demise of the 'Deltics'”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 45
  2. not comparableGiving two different sounds, either alternately or simultaneously.

    a two-tone horn

    2 more examples

    The drivers' cabs are fitted with the latest equipment, including a loudaphone, electric demisters and two-tone horns; provision is made for the fitting of A.W.S. equipment when available.

    1962 December, “The Oxted Line diesel-electric multiple-units”, in Modern Railways, page 383

    The band's funky two-tone sound and infectious energy makes their music enjoyable and their lyrical messages accessible.

    1982 August 14, Mary Ann Peacott, Liz Nania, “BT's In Boston”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 5, page 12
nountwo-tone (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of 2 Tone (“music genre”).

Synonyms & antonyms

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