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toned 音标拼音: [t'ond] a. 具有某种音质的 具有某种音质的 toned adj 1: having or characterized or distinguished by tone or a specific tone; often used in combination; " full- toned"; " shrill- toned"; " deep- toned" 2: having or distinguished by a tone; often used in combination; " full- toned"; " silver- toned" [ ant: { toneless}] Tone \ Tone\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Toned}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Toning}.] 1. To utter with an affected tone. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To give tone, or a particular tone, to; to tune. See { Tune}, v. t. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Photog.) To bring, as a print, to a certain required shade of color, as by chemical treatment. [ 1913 Webster] { To tone down}. ( a) To cause to give lower tone or sound; to give a lower tone to. ( b) ( Paint.) To modify, as color, by making it less brilliant or less crude; to modify, as a composition of color, by making it more harmonius. [ 1913 Webster] Its thousand hues toned down harmoniusly. -- C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster] ( c) Fig.: To moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of; to soften. [ 1913 Webster] The best method for the purpose in hand was to employ some one of a character and position suited to get possession of their confidence, and then use it to tone down their religious strictures. -- Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster] { To tone up}, to cause to give a higher tone or sound; to give a higher tone to; to make more intense; to heighten; to strengthen. [ 1913 Webster]
Toned \ Toned\, a. Having ( such) a tone; -- chiefly used in composition; as, high- toned; sweet- toned. [ 1913 Webster] { Toned paper}, paper having a slight tint, in distinction from paper which is quite white. [ 1913 Webster]
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