Flau"to (?), n. [It.]

A flute.

Flaute piccolo () [It., little flute], an octave flute. -- Flauto traverso () [It., transverse flute], the German flute, held laterally, instead of being played, like the old flute a bec, with a mouth piece at the end.

 

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