Both Uses of
accordion
in
Gone with the Wind
- Then the fiddles, bull fiddles, accordions, banjos and knuckle-bones broke into a slow rendition of "Lorena"—too slow for dancing, the dancing would come later when the booths were emptied of their wares.†
Chpt 2.9 *accordions = items characterized by narrower parallel folds when closed and wider when open -- such as a door or musical instrument with that characteristic
- Scarlett had sat on that sofa so often in the first years of the war, always with some handsome officer beside her, and listened to violin and bull fiddle, accordion and banjo, and heard the exciting swishing noises which dancing feet made on the waxed and polished floor.†
Chpt 4.35accordion = characterized by narrower parallel folds when closed and wider when open
Definition:
characterized by narrower parallel folds when closed and wider when open -- such as a door or musical instrument with that characteristic
When unqualified, accordion generally refers to a musical instrument.
See the related Google Images to see pictures of the musical instrument, doors, folds, and pleats that have accordion characteristics.
See the related Google Images to see pictures of the musical instrument, doors, folds, and pleats that have accordion characteristics.