tailpiece

Tail"piece`, n. 1. A piece at the end; an appendage. 2. (Arch.) Defn: One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header. 3. (Print.) Defn: An ornament placed at the bottom of a short page to fill up the space, or at the end of a book. Savage. 4. A piece of ebony or other material attached to the lower end of a violin or similar instrument, to which the strings are fastened.

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