tonel (ton)

[Early mod. E. also toone (not found in ME., where the older form tune occurs); sound considered with reference to its acutene or gravity (pitch), openne , dullne , purity, sweetne , harshne , or the like (quality or timbre), or loudne or softne (strength or volume). Harmony divine So smoothes her charming tones that God's own ear Listens delighted. Milton , P. L., v. 626. All day the wind breathes low with mellower tone . Tennyson, Lotos-Eaters (Choric Song). 6374 tone 11. A quality of color; a tint; a shade. The tones of the marble of Pen telic us have daily grown more golden. J. A. Symonds, Italy and Greece, p. 212. When in the golden western summer skies A flaming glory starts, and slowly fades Through crimson tone on tone to deeper shades. R. W. Gilder , Undying Light. A delicate fawn-tinted costume, in several tones, as the fashion experts say. The Atlantic, LXVI. 770. 12. In chromatics, see the first quotation. By the tone of a colour we mean its brightne or luminosity, i. e. the total quantity of light it sends to the eye, irrespective of the optical composition of the light. Field's Chromatography , Modernized by J. Scott Taylor, [p. 39. The tone of the color varies with the duration of the impre ion as well as with the intensity of the light. G. T. Ladd, Physiol. Psychology, p. 334. 13. In photog., the color of a finished positive picture, or instruments is due to differences in the number and relative force of their partial tones. (See timbre.) When two tones are sounded together, they frequently generate resul tant tones, which are further divided into differential and summational tones. See resultant. (The term note is, in properly belonging only to the visible sign by which the music, commonly used interchangeably with tone, though in many proce es due to a chemical 3. Modulation, inflection, or accent of the voice, as adapted to expre sentiment, emotion, or pa ion. latter is represented.] Every tone, from the impa ioned cry to the thrilling aside, was perfectly at his [Pitt's] command. Macaulay , William Pitt. Her warbling voice, a lyre of widest range Struck by all pa ion, did fall down and glance From tone to tone , and glided thro' all change Of liveliest utterance. Tennyson, Fair Women. The tone in which she spoke had become low and timid. J. S. Le Fanu , Dragon Volant, ii. 4. An affected or artificial style of intonation in speaking or reading; a sing-song or measured rhythmical manner of speaking. We ought,... certainly, to read blank verse so as to make every line sensible to the ear. At the same time, in doing so, every appearance of sing-song and tone must be carefully guarded against. H. Blair , Rhetoric, xxxiii. 5. In music, one of the larger intervals of a diatonic series or scale; a whole step or "whole agreement; of one way of thinking. tone" as distinguished from a half - step or semi guished tone. The standard tones are the larger and the smaller major seconds, acoustically represented by the ratios 8:9 and 9:10 respectively. The compromise intervals by which these intervals are rendered in the system of equal temperament are also called tones or whole steps . 6. In Greg or i an music , a melody or tune traditionally a ociated with a particular text; an ancient psalm-tune. See chant (a). The origin of these old melodies is disputed. They may have been composed in the early Christian period, but it is more likely that they were imitated either from ancient Greek melodies or from the songs of the ancient Hebrews. In the latter case, it is po ible that they preserve some of the musical usages of the temple music. I complained to one, and to another; but all were in a tone; and so I thought I would be contented. Richardson , Sir Charles Grand is on, II. xl. 7. In med., the state of tension or firmne proper to the ti ues of the body; the state in which all the parts and organs have due tension or are well strung; the strength and activity of the organs on which healthy functions depe depend; hence, that state of the body in which all the animal functions are performed with healthy vigor. See tonicity. His form robust and of elastic tone . Cowper , Table Talk, 1. 218. I have gained a good deal in strength and tone -and my head is just now beginning to show tokens of improveS. Bowles, in Merriam, 340. 8. State or temper of mind; mood. ment. The strange situation I am in, and the melancholy state of public affairs, drag the mind down, by perpetual interruptions, from a philosophical tone , or temper, to the drudgery of private and public busine . Bolingbroke , To Pope. The mind is not alway the same; by turns it is cheerful, melancholy, severe, peevish, . These differences may not improperly be denominated tones . Kames , Elements of Criticism, II. xxv. § 9. 9. Tenor; spirit; strain; quality; specifically, the general or prevailing character or style, as of morals, manners, or sentiments, especially a marked degree of such style. I object rather to your tone than to any of your opinions. Sydney Smith , To Francis Jeffrey, Sept. 3, 1809. Lord Palmers ton for many years steadily applied his mind to giving, not indeed a mean tone , but a light tone , to the proceedings of Parliament. W. Bagehot , Eng. Const., vi. manage quality-namely, that part of the luminosity or transparency of an object which is due partly to its local tint and partly to the light which falls upon it. In general, tone depends upon the harmonious relation of objects in shadow to the principal light. We speak of a deep tone, a rich tone, a vigorous or firm tone, a delicate tone, meaning the mode in which by harmonized relations rounded ma es are made more or le distinct, and objects more or le prominent. The tone of Haddon Hall, of all its walls and towers and stonework, is the gray of unpolished silver. H. James, Jr., Trans. Sketches, p. 28. Leading tone. See leading note, under leading1. - Open tone. (a) In singing, a tone so resonated as to seem to be projected from the mouth, and presented fully to the hearer. Opposed to covered tone. (b) In playing on musical instruments of the stringed and bra wind groups, a tone produced from an open string or without the use of valves or other modifiers of the pitch. Opposed to stopped tone. Organ tone. See organ1.- Partial tone. See par tial. Participating tone, in music, an acce ory tone; especially, in a turn, one of the tones added to the principal tone. Pa ing-tone. Same as pa ing - note.-Pre ure-tone, in music, a tone produced with a sudden increase of force as soon as it is sounded. See pre ure-note. -Quarter tone, in music. See quarter - tone. - Resultant tone. Same as combinational tone. - Secondary tone. Same as harmonic. Simple tone, a tone that cannot be resolved into partial tones. - Stopped tone, in playing on musical instruments of the stringed and bra wind groups, a tone produced from a stopped string, or with the use of valves, or with the insertion of the hand into the bell, so as to modify the pitch. Summational tone. See com binational tone. - Suspended tone. See suspension, 5. Sustained tone. See sustained. - Syncopated tone. See syncopate.- Tartini's tone. Same as differential tone. See resultant, a. =Syn. 1. Noise, etc. See sounds. tonel (ton), v.; pret. and pp. toned, ppr. toning. [Early mod. E. also toone; Levins, Manip. Vocab. (E. E. T. S.), p. 168. 2. To utter in an affected or drawling tone. Shutting the eyes, distorting the face, and speaking through the nose cannot so properly be called preaching as toning of a sermon. South , Sermons, IV. i. 3. To give tone or quality to, in respect either to sound or to color or tint. He had not forgotten the words;...whenever I spoke, they sounded in my voice to his ear; and their echo toned every answer he gave me. Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, xxxv. A fine stucco, wrought to smoothne , toned like marble, and painted over with the blue and red and green decorations proper to the Doric style. J. A. Symonds, Italy and Greece, p. 189. 4. In photog ., to alter the color, as of a picture in finishing it, to give it greater brilliancy or a more agreeable tint. This is performed by the action of a chemical solution of which the chief agent, in the case of ordinary silver prints on paper, is usually chlorid of gold, and changes the natural reddish hue to a deeper brown, or to black or gray, etc., as desired. If not toned , it will have an unpleasant coppery color, which seems almost unavoidable in developed prints. Lea , Photography, p. 262. To tone down. (a) In painting, to soften the coloring of, as a picture, so that a subdued harmony of tint may prevail, and all undue glare be avoided. (b) To give a more subdued tone to; reduce or moderate the charac teristic opinions or expre ions of; render le confident, pronounced, or decided; soften. It was very po ible that her philosophic studies had taught her the art of reflection, and that, as she would have said herself, she was tremendously toned down. H. James, Jr., Confidence, xvi. tone To tone up, to give a higher tone or character to; make more vigorous or forcible; heighten; strengthen. II. in trans. 1. To take on a particular tone; specifically, to a ume color or tint. If the prints are fumed in a box, and are left in too long, they will tone to a cold blue. Lea , Photography, p. 277. 2. To harmonize in tone, color, or tint. Beaded pa ementerie, which tones in with the delicate shades of blue, and pink chiffon, and dark velvet. The Spectator (St. Louis), XI. 327. To tone up, to gain in tone, strength, or vigor. The Bensons pa ed through Washington the other day from the South, and spoke of going to Atlantic City to tone up a little before the season. C. D. Warner, Their Pilgrimage, p. 28. tone2+ (ton), indef . pron . [ME. tone, ton, toon , tane, in the tone (Sc. the tane ), a misdivision of thet one , that one. Cf. tother .] One: originally and usually preceded by the , and usually followed by the tother. See etymology. Compare tother . Thou sulde doo bathe (both]... the tane and the tother. Hampole, Prose Treatises (E. E. T. S.), p. 29. The toon yeveth conysaunce, And the tother ignoraunce. Rom. of the Rose , 1. 5559. Many other thinges, touchyng the pestilent secte of Luther and Tyndale, by the tone bygone in Saxony: and by the tother laboured to be brought into England. Sir T. More, Worship of Images, Utopia, Int., p. xci. tone-color (ton'kulor), n. In musical acous tics , same as timbre . toned (tond), a. The variety of tone -colour. and the brilliant effects obtainable by a full-sized band of artist-performers. Grove, Dict. Music, IV. 472. [ tone1 + -ed2.] Having tone or a tone: much used in composition: as, high- toned ; shrill- toned . Specifically - ( a ) In a state of proper tension; strung. It may be doubted whether there ever existed a human being whose mind was quite as firmly toned at eighty as at forty. Macaulay , Hist. Eng., xiv. (0) Tinted; slightly colored: noting paper and other fabrics: as, a two- toned ribbon. (c) In photog., treated with chemicals to improve the color. - Toned paper, paper of a very pale amber tint, intermediate between warm buff and ivory-white. What is often called toned paper is nearer the natural color - a yellowish shade-of the pulp. Harper's Mag ., LXXV. 120. tonele (ton'les), a. [ His voice was to Grand court's tonele drawl... as the deep notes of a violoncello to the broken discourse of poultry and other lazy gentry in the afternoon sunshine. George Eliot, Daniel Deronda, xxix. tonele ne (ton'les-nes), n. The quality or state of being tonele ; lack of tone, in any sense. cance. Any dulne or tonele ne on percu ion at one apex must, in a doubtful case, be regarded as of great sign if i Lancet , 1889, II. 1294. tone-master (tōn'mås tėr), n. A master or expert in the artistic use of tones; a trained and experienced musical composer.