melodeon
/məˈloʊdiən/
noun
- A small accordion-like musical instrument with a keyboard, often used in folk music.
- He played a lively tune on the melodeon at the festival.
- She learned to play the melodeon from her grandfather.
- The melodeon's bright sound filled the village hall.
- A type of small reed organ popular in the 19th century.
- Museum visitors could hear a melodeon being played in the parlor exhibit.
- The old church had a melodeon instead of a pipe organ.
- The melodeon produced a soft, reedy tone.