Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Flauto
Flau′to (flou′tō), 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 flûte à bec, with a mouth piece at the end.