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a. Anything held allodially. W. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The allodial system. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who holds allodial land. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By allodial tenure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who holds an allodium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. allodium, alodium, alodis, alaudis, of Ger. origin; cf. OHG. al all, and &unr_;t (AS. eād) possession, property. It means, therefore, entirely one's property. ] (Law) Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a superior. It is thus opposed to feud. Blackstone. Bouvier. [ 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. A picture obtained by the collodion process; a melanotype or ambrotype. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Collodion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zoöl.) One of a tribe of tortoises, including the terrapins, etc., in which the head and neck can be withdrawn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not melodious. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lodicula. dim, of lodix, lodicis, a coverlet: cf. F. lodicule. ] (Bot.) One of the two or three delicate membranous scales which are next to the stamens in grasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. melodicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. mélodique. ] Of the nature of melody; relating to, containing, or made up of, melody; melodious. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The branch of musical science which treats of the pitch of tones, and of the laws of melody. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Melody + -graph. ] A contrivance for preserving a record of music, by recording the action of the keys of a musical instrument when played upon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. mélodieux. See Melody. ] Containing, or producing, melody; musical; agreeable to the ear by a sweet succession of sounds; as, a melodious voice. “A melodious voice.” “A melodious undertone.” Longfellow. -- Me*lo"di*ous*ly, adv. -- Me*lo"di*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. mélodiste. ] A composer or singer of melodies. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Melodized p. pr. & vb. n. Melodizing ] To make melodious; to form into, or set to, melody. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To make melody; to compose melodies; to harmonize. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having phyllodia; relating to phyllodia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Phyllodia [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; leaflike; fy`llon leaf + e'i^dos form. ] (Bot.) A petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias. [ 1913 Webster ]