warm tone
nounPhotography.
a yellow, brown, olive, or reddish tinge in a black-and-white print.
- Compare cold tone.
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How to use warm tone in a sentence
For some purposes, when a warm tone is not required, such a tint is preferable.
Field's Chromatography | George Field"Handsome is not the word for beauty such as hers," was Mr. Carlyle's reply, in a low, warm tone.
East Lynne | Mrs. Henry WoodThat warm tone of personal consideration soothed her through the dusk.
Rose MacLeod | Alice BrownIt had a really charming effect, and gave a delightfully warm tone to the room.
Novel Notes | Jerome K. JeromeOccasionally his warm tone of colouring degenerates to a foxy red.
The Old Masters and Their Pictures | Sarah Tytler
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