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concertinaMusical instrument, a portable reed organ related to the accordion but smaller in size and hexagonal in shape, with buttons for keys. Metal reeds are blown by wind from pleated bellows which are opened and closed by the player's hands. It was invented in England in the 19th century. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Touchy-feely Crumpled, gathered, corrugated, concertinaed, gauzy, perforated, origamied. Adjacent to this, bridging the canyon, is another glazed element, articulated as a series of vertically modulated panels that resemble the concertinaed bellows of an accordion, stretched between new and old. He was drawn 16 and the track was extremely narrow, much narrower than normal, as the field has concertinaed on the rail. |
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