Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Tailpiece \Tail"piece`\, n.
1. A piece at the end; an appendage.
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2. (Arch.) One of the timbers which tail into a header, in
floor framing. See Illust. of {Header}.
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3. (Print.) An ornament placed at the bottom of a short page
to fill up the space, or at the end of a book. --Savage.
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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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5. (Locks) A piece for transmitting motion from the hub of a
lock to the latch bolt.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
6. The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device
for the eyepiece, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tailpiece
n 1: appendage added to extend the length of something
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