tailpiece

noun

tail·piece | \ 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

Examples of tailpiece in a Sentence

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The High Freq boasts a dramatic Honduran mahogany body and feathers from Crocker’s cockatoo on the headstock and tailpiece. — AL.com, "Alabama blues icon tells the secrets behind his guitars," 23 June 2017

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