melodia
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of melodia
Special use of Late Latin melōdia melody
Example Sentences
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Similar to melodia but with less brown and the markings blacker and more distinct.
From The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. by Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert)
The Philomela as made by Jardine is a melodia with two mouths.
From The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments by Miller, George Laing
Innuunt in eis latere magna mysteria, et quodlibet horum factorum melodia terminat Musicorum.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Hakluyt, Richard
Page image showing line length: Italian text: ... continuamente si udiuano gratissimi soni, si auscultaua lepidissimi concenti, si persentiua delectabile melodia, iocundissimo odoramento, se exhauriua, & lautissima satietate suauissimamente gustando si receueua....
From Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame by Dallington, Robert
Et adstantes propinqui amici talium diaboli martyrum, eum magna musicorum melodia decantantes in sua lingua offerunt.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Hakluyt, Richard
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