- a variation of melodeon.
melodion
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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 L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone
In one end of their boat is a little melodion apparently built for river travel, for I never saw one anywhere else.
From Abroad with the Jimmies by Lilian Bell
You know Pat plays the melodion, and he asked Peter to sing, and Peter can't sing a bit, and he was laughed at.
From The Untilled Field by George (George Augustus) Moore
The melodion gave one final gasp of surprise and was dumb.
From The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature by Henry Van Dyke
"Well, you see he comes up and plays the melodion on Saturday night," said Ned, "and she can't stop him from doing that."
From The Untilled Field by George (George Augustus) Moore
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