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Piccolo   /pˈɪkəlˌoʊ/   Listen
Piccolo

noun
1.
A small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute.






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"Piccolo" Quotes from Famous Books



... names in a thin, piping voice, while the men, who had come up and ranged themselves in front of him, responded in accents of varying pitch, from the deep rumble of the violoncello to the shrill note of the piccolo. But there came a hitch ...
— The Downfall • Emile Zola

... in her strange caressive, protective voice, as if she were always the elder, the mother superior. 'Vieni dire Buon' Giorno alla zia. Mi ricorde, mi ricorde bene—non he vero, piccolo? E vero che mi ricordi? E vero?' And slowly she rubbed his head, slowly and ...
— Women in Love • D. H. Lawrence

... streets. During the whole of the period, folks in ordinary, every-day costume are regarded as curiosities; people wonder what they are up to. From the Grafin to the Dienstmadchen, from the Herr Professor to the "Piccolo," as they term the small artist that answers to our page boy, the business of Munich is dancing, somewhere, somehow, in a fancy costume. Every theatre clears away the stage, every cafe crowds its chairs and tables into corners, the very streets are cleared for dancing. Munich ...
— Idle Ideas in 1905 • Jerome K. Jerome

... stimulated by the progress made by other continental nations, commenced experimental work. Three types were considered for a commencement, the P type or Piccolo was the first effort, then followed the M type, which signifies "medium sized," and also the ...
— British Airships, Past, Present, and Future • George Whale



Words linked to "Piccolo" :   flute, transverse flute



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