Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Flauto \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
      fl[^u]te a bec, with a mouth piece at the end.