piccolo
Definitions of piccolo
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a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flutetype of:flûte, flûte traversièrea high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
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