skin tone

collocation in English

meaningsofskinandtone

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skin
noun
uk
/skɪn/us
/skɪn/
the natural outer layer that covers a person, animal, ...
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tone
noun
uk
/təʊn/us
/toʊn/
a quality in the voice that expresses the speaker's feelings or thoughts, often towards the person being ...
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(Definition ofskinandtonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofskin tone

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Further investigations could be done on skin type andskintonewith their respect to skin reactions.
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These treatments have been specifically developed to give you the best chance in the war against fine lines and wrinkles, skin discolouration and loss ofskintone.
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On the surface she refers to her amber beads but, metonymically, it speaks also of herskintone: amber, a deep, often quite dark, golden color.
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The second color should match yourskintone.
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Expandedskintoneoptions have also been added.
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Hisskintonealso changed, becoming much lighter.
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Thisskintonerarely burns and always tans well.
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There was limited evidence thatskintoneaffects wages.
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Hisskintoneis neither exceptionally light nor dark.
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Men also wore makeup to lighten theirskintone.
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He becomes enamored with their various shades ofskintone.
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The gradual change inskintonewas simulated with shaders.
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Lighterskintonedolls can take 15 to 30 layers.
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A healthy person can sometimes appear to have an unhealthyskintoneunder fluorescent lighting.
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Despite this, the aesthetics ofskintonevaries from culture to culture.
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He has a much darkerskintoneand dresses in the raiments reminiscent of a monk.
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Aside from race, there are also socially constructed relationships betweenskintoneand class and gender.
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Kara has a paleskintoneand long red hair, and wears anything that is purple.
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The preferredskintonevaries by culture and has varied over time.
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He is marketed with brown hair, lightskintone, and green eyes.
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Blood elves have a usually peachyskintoneand green glowing eyes.
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He was of medium height and hisskintonewas dark brown.
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The data shows no significance in the rate of employment for men based onskintone.
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