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
Examples
- Mi ricorde, mi ricorde bene--non he vero, piccolo? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Checker: Susie