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Webster 1913 Edition


Piccolo

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Pic′co-lo

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Noun.
[It., small.]
1.
(Mus.)
A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute.
2.
(Mus.)
A small upright piano.
3.
(Mus.)
An organ stop, with a high, piercing tone.