Definition of tone

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Tone (n.) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm ahd a regular rise and fall of the voice; as, children often read with a tone..

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Mole :: Mole (n.) A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself..
Emerald :: Emerald (n.) A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety of beryl. See Beryl..
Vase :: Vase (n.) A vessel similar to that described in the first definition above, or the representation of one in a solid block of stone, or the like, used for an ornament, as on a terrace or in a garden. See Illust. of Niche..
Bass Horn :: Bass horn () A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone..
Lithic :: Lithic (a.) Pertaining to the formation of uric-acid concretions (stone) in the bladder and other parts of the body; as, lithic diathesis..
Stulm :: Stull (n.) A framework of timber covered with boards to support rubbish; also, a framework of boards to protect miners from falling stones..
Buffel Duck :: Buffel duck () A small duck (Charitonetta albeola); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also bufflehead..
Devocalize :: Devocalize (v. t.) To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.
Turn :: Turn (v. i.) To be changed, altered, or transformed; to become transmuted; also, to become by a change or changes; to grow; as, wood turns to stone; water turns to ice; one color turns to another; to turn Mohammedan..
Stone-dead :: Stonecutting (n.) Hewing or dressing stone.
Grain :: Grain (n.) The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement of the particles of any body which determines its comparative roughness or hardness; texture; as, marble, sugar, sandstone, etc., of fine grain..
Doorstep :: Doorstep (n.) The stone or plank forming a step before an outer door.
Peptonoid :: Peptonoid (n.) A substance related to peptone.
Stannic :: Stannel (n.) The kestrel; -- called also standgale, standgall, stanchel, stand hawk, stannel hawk, steingale, stonegall..
La :: La (n.) The tone A; -- so called among the French and Italians.
Whine :: Whine (n.) A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint..
Open :: Open (a.) Produced by an open string; as, an open tone..
Grind :: Grind (v. i.) To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.
Loadstone :: Loadstone (n.) Alt. of Lodeston.
Parget :: Parget (n.) Gypsum or plaster stone.
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