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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)