Me-lō'de-on, n.

noun

(Synop., § 130), n. [Gr. μέλος, a song, and ᾠδεῖον, odeon. See ODEON.]

  1. (Mus.) A wind instrument, furnished with a key-board, and portable, the bellows being moved by means of pedals worked by the feet of the performer.
  2. A music-hall.