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English Dictionary: toned	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
toned adj having or characterized or distinguished by tone or a specific tone; often used in combination; "full-toned"; "shrill-toned"; "deep-toned" having or distinguished by a tone; often used in combination; "full-toned"; "silver-toned" Antonym(s): toneless
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Toned \Toned\, a. Having (such) a tone; -- chiefly used in composition; as, high-toned; sweet-toned. {Toned paper}, paper having a slight tint, in distinction from paper which is quite white.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tone \Tone\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toning}.] 1. To utter with an affected tone. 2. To give tone, or a particular tone, to; to tune. See {Tune}, v. t. 3. (Photog.) To bring, as a print, to a certain required shade of color, as by chemical treatment. {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. Its thousand hues toned down harmoniusly. --C. Kingsley. (c) Fig.: To moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of; to soften. 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. {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.