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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The first known use of tailpiece was in 1601
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