n. [ See Accord. ] (Mus.) A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A player on the accordion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; like glue; ko`lla glue + &unr_; form. Cf. Colloid. ] (Chem.) A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a coating for wounds; but its chief application is as a vehicle for the sensitive film in photography. [ 1913 Webster ]

Collodion process (Photog.), a process in which a film of sensitized collodion is used in preparing the plate for taking a picture. --
Styptic collodion, collodion containing an astringent, as tannin. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To prepare or treat with collodion. R. Hunt. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a name of Aphrodite. ] (Bot.) An insectivorous plant. See Venus's flytrap. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Class. Antiq.) Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; the greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated with elaborate performances of both tragedies and comedies. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Of or pertaining to Dionysus or to the Dionysia; Bacchic; as, a Dionysiac festival; the Dionysiac theater at Athens. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the Dionysian, or Christian, era. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dionysian period, a period of 532 years, depending on the cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon, or 19 years; -- sometimes called the Greek paschal cycle, or Victorian period. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., from Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; in + &unr_; hand. ] Handbook; a manual of devotions. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A cross formed of four capital gammas, formerly used as a mysterious ornament on ecclesiastical vestments, etc. See Fylfot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A desert shrub (Larrea tridentata) of the Southwestern U.S. and Northern Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers.
Syn. -- creosote bush, coville, Larrea tridentata. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'erwdio`s a heron. ] (Zool.) A division of wading birds, including the herons, storks, and allied forms. Called also Herodii. -- He*ro`di*o"nine a. [1913 Webster]

a. [ F. méridional, L. meridionalis, fr. meridies midday. See Meridian. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Of or pertaining to the meridian. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having a southern aspect; southern; southerly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Offices that require heat . . . should be meridional. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Meridional distance, the distance or departure from the meridian; the easting or westing. --
Meridional parts, parts of the meridian in Mercator's projection, corresponding to each minute of latitude from the equator up to 70 or 80 degrees; tabulated numbers representing these parts used in projecting charts, and in solving cases in Mercator's sailing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state of being in the meridian. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Position in the south; aspect toward the south. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the direction of the meridian. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. obsidionalis, from obsidio a siege, obsidere to besiege: cf. F. obsidional. See Obsess. ] Of or pertaining to a siege. [ 1913 Webster ]

Obsidional crown (Rom. Antiq.), a crown bestowed upon a general who raised the siege of a beleaguered place, or upon one who held out against a siege. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Ophidia [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; little snake, fr. 'o`fis a serpent. ] (Zool.) The typical genus of ophidioid fishes. [ Written also Ophidium. ] See Illust. under Ophidioid. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A genus of birds including the plains wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus) of New South Wales as its only species. It is the only genus of the family Pedionomidae of the order Passeriformes and the plains wanderer is the only species in the family. The total world population (as of ca. 2000) is estimated to be 5 to 10 thousand. See also http://www.philipmaher.com/plains.htm.
Syn. -- genus Pedionomus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n.; pl. Pyramidia [ NL., from L. pyramis. See Pyramid. ] The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk. [ 1913 Webster ]