SINCE 1828
tailpiece
noun
tail·piece
| \ ˈtāl-ˌpēs
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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
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