All 3 Uses
accordion
in
Drown, by Junot Diaz
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- Although the streets were empty and accordion gates stretched in front of store-fronts Papi recognized the prosperity in the buildings and in the tall operative lampposts.†
Story 10 *accordion = characterized by narrower parallel folds when closed and wider when open
- I play the accordion.†
Story 10
- Shit, my old man played the accordion but he was a Polack like me.†
Story 10
Definitions:
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(1)
(accordion as in: an accordion door) characterized by narrower parallel folds when closed and wider when open -- such as a door or musical instrument with that characteristicWhen 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. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)