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Webster 1913 Edition
Flauto
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Flau′to
(flou′tō̍)
, Noun.
[It.]
A flute.
Flauto piccolo
[It., little flute]
, an octave flute.
– Flauto traverso
[It., transverse flute]
, the German flute, held laterally, instead of being played, like the old
flûte à bec
, with a mouth piece at the end.