melodion

American  

[muh-loh-dee-uhn] / məˈloʊ di ən /

noun

1. a variant of melodeon.

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Example Sentences

One of these was a pretty melodion, and the young woman's eyes sparkled when she beheld it.

From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various

There was an old-time melodion in one corner and an up-to-date phonograph in another.

From The Trail of Conflict by Loring, Emilie Baker

The ladies of the committee ranged themselves so as to make a background of solemn benevolence on the platform, in the middle of which stood a primeval melodion with two octaves and four stops.

From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)

The melodion gave one final gasp of surprise and was dumb.

From The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature by Van Dyke, Henry

Serena's willing fingers laboured patiently over the yellow keys of the reluctant melodion.

From The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature by Van Dyke, Henry