piccolo
(noun) a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute
Source: WordNet® 3.1
piccolo (plural piccolos)
(musical instruments) An instrument similar to a flute, but smaller, and playing an octave higher.
A waiter's assistant in a hotel or restaurant.
A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 liters of fluid, 1/4 the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or snipe.
Source: Wiktionary
Pic"co*lo, n. Etym: [It., small.]
1. (Mus.)
Definition: A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: A small upright piano.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: An organ stop, with a high, piercing tone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
