arietta

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

arietta
    n 1: a short aria [syn: {arietta}, {short aria}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Arietta \A`ri*et"ta\, Ariette \Ar`i*ette"\, n. [It. arietta,
   dim. of aria; F. ariette.] (Mus.)
   A short aria, or air. "A military ariette." --Sir W. Scott.
   [1913 Webster]