Piccolo

['pɪkələʊ] or ['pɪkəlo]

Definition

(noun.) a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute.

Checker: Witt--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute.

(n.) A small upright piano.

(n.) An organ stop, with a high, piercing tone.

Typist: Sadie

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [It.] Octave flute.

Checked by Joy

Definition

n. a flute of small size having the same compass as an ordinary flute while the notes all sound an octave higher than their notation.—Also Flauto piccolo Octave flute Ottavino.

Typist: Weldon