tailpiece

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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

Recent Examples on the Web Attach the tailpiece to the P-trap and tighten with the wrench. — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 17 June 2021 Place the flange over the drain hole in the sink and screw the tailpiece to the flange. — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 17 June 2021 The High Freq boasts a dramatic Honduran mahogany body and feathers from Crocker’s cockatoo on the headstock and tailpiece. — AL.com, 23 June 2017

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