tailpiece

tail·piece

noun \ˈtāl-ˌpēs\

Definition of TAILPIECE

1

: a piece added at the end

2

: a device from which the strings of a stringed instrument are stretched to the pegs — see violin illustration

3

: an ornament placed below the text matter of a page

First Known Use of TAILPIECE

1601

Rhymes with TAILPIECE

apiece, at peace, Burmese, camise, caprice, cassis, cerise, chemise, Chinese, Cochise, codpiece, coulisse, crosspiece, decease, decrease, degrease, Dumfries, earpiece, eyepiece, fieldpiece, grandniece, hairpiece, headpiece, heelpiece, increase, lend-lease, Maltese, Matisse, Maurice, mouthpiece, nosepiece, obese, one-piece, pastis, pelisse, police, re-lease, release, seapiece, set piece, shankpiece, showpiece, sidepiece, stringpiece, sublease, surcease, think piece, timepiece, toepiece, three-piece, two-piece, valise, wool grease, workpiece