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well-toned, a.
Having a good tone, in various senses: see toned.
c1460,1742[see toned 1 a, 1 b]. 1771C. Burney Pres. St. Mus. France & Italy (1773) 145 The voice, which was a woman's, was well toned. 1827Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe Mus. Remin. (ed. 2) 74 David..was..the first tenor of his time, possessing a powerful and well-toned voice. 1874H. H. Cole Catal. Ind. Art S. Kens. Mus. 213 Harmonious and well-toned colouring. 1879H. Spencer Data of Ethics x. §64. 176 The..consequent discolouration, caused in a person of lax tissues by a blow which leaves in well-toned tissues no trace. |