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  • noun Plural form of piccolo.

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Examples

  • On Abelardo V á squez's danz ó n "Almendra," flutist Orlando "Maraca" Valle's fleet improvisations were well framed by the piccolos and clarinets of Vincent Gardner's version.

    In Cuba, an 'Extended Family' Reunites Larry Blumenfeld 2010

  • I ran my hands over the silver flute while listening to the trilling of flutes and piccolos in my memory.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad Jack Canfield 2011

  • Here's a new one, as reported by the Boston Globe: [S] tate lawmakers ... last week debated a bill that would require all schools to sterilize musical wind instruments, like clarinets, flutes, and piccolos, before they are passed from one student to another.

    Infirmary Blues Matthew Guerrieri 2009

  • And this week "state lawmakers ... last week debated a bill that would require all schools to sterilize musical wind instruments, like clarinets, flutes, and piccolos, before they are passed from one student to another."

    Ss Petri & Pauli John 2009

  • I ran my hands over the silver flute while listening to the trilling of flutes and piccolos in my memory.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad Jack Canfield 2011

  • I have the brass and four piccolos out in the hall.

    Lindberg Makes His Mark on the N.Y. Philharmonic David Mermelstein 2010

  • Here's a new one, as reported by the Boston Globe: [S] tate lawmakers ... last week debated a bill that would require all schools to sterilize musical wind instruments, like clarinets, flutes, and piccolos, before they are passed from one student to another.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009

  • And this week "state lawmakers ... last week debated a bill that would require all schools to sterilize musical wind instruments, like clarinets, flutes, and piccolos, before they are passed from one student to another."

    "It's O.K. -- I don't have anything (that I'm not taking medication for)." John 2009

  • Emilia: I played piccolo in marching bands for 9 years, and those, ma'am, are no piccolos!

    They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Haa! Jen 2009

  • One can only imagine the kind of vile things they do with their piccolos.

    Archive 2009-01-11 mjs 2009

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