tri-toned

English

Adjective

tri-toned (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of tritoned
   • 1959 October 7, The Clarion-Ledger, volume CXXI, number 171, Jackson, Miss., page 11:

     Beguiling high heel pump with a trio of shades trimming the toe. New fall colors in suede with calf trim. In black with tri-toned grey, red with tri-toned red, navy with tri-toned blue, brown with tri-toned brown.

   • 1960 December 26, The Charlotte Observer, volume 98, number 255, page 10-B:

     Exquisite washable tri-toned spread . . . beautifully tailored, with blending dark, medium and light shades toning into an unusual ombre effect.

   • 1990, Canadian Fiction Magazine, page 77:

     Seated in the armchair, glass in hand, Mr. Keller talked to them as a man who wore a dark blue ultra-suede jacket with a lighter blue shirt and a tri-toned blue striped tie with grey ripcord trousers and tooled cowboy boots was inclined to talk, Butch supposed.