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- Piccolo - n. - A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute.
- Piccolo - n. - A small upright piano.
- Piccolo - n. - An organ stop, with a high, piercing tone.
- Flageolet - n. - A small wooden pipe, having six or more holes, and a mouthpiece inserted at one end. It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder.
- Fife - n. - A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music.