"two-tone" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} two-tone (not comparable)
  1. Having two colours or shades. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-two-tone-en-adj-n39lhDwg
  2. Giving two different sounds, either alternately or simultaneously. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-two-tone-en-adj-kwiRTaPm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bichrome, bicolour, bicoloured, dichromatic, duocolor

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          "ref": "1982 August 14, Mary Ann Peacott, Liz Nania, “BT's In Boston”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 5, page 12",
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