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Word of the Day for Saturday, April 16, 2011undertone \UHN-der-tohn\, noun: 1. A color modified by an underlying color. There are certain light reds which show an extraordinary brightness and beautiful undertone on cream or "natural white" enameled papers, while on paper slightly toned with blue the beautiful effect is gone. One of the most common mistakes women with ivory/ beige skin make is choosing a foundation with a pink undertone. Undertone is first used to describe in a visual sense around 1800. | |||||||||
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Saturday, April 16, 2011
undertone: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
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