Fal-sĕtte' or Fal-sĕt/to, n.

noun

n. [It. falsetto, Fr. fausset, from Lat. falsus. See FALSE.] A false or artificial voice; that peculiar species of voice in a man the compass of which lies above his natural voice.

The cry, scream, yell, and all shrillness, are various modes of the falsette. Peirce.