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- [teyl-pees]
- /ˈteɪlˌpis/
- /ˈteɪl.piːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [teyl-pees]
- /ˈteɪlˌpis/
Definitions of tailpiece word
- noun tailpiece a piece added at the end; an end piece or appendage. 1
- noun tailpiece Printing. a small decorative design at the end of a chapter or at the bottom of a page. 1
- noun tailpiece (in a musical instrument of the viol family) a triangular piece of wood, usually of ebony, to which the lower ends of the strings are fastened. 1
- noun tailpiece Also called tail beam. Building Trades. a relatively short beam or rafter inserted in a wall by tailing and supported by a header. 1
- noun tailpiece an extension or appendage that lengthens or completes something 0
- noun tailpiece a decorative design at the foot of a page or end of a chapter 0
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Origin of tailpiece
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; tail1 + piece
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Parts of speech for Tailpiece
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tailpiece popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tailpiece usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tailpiece
noun tailpiece
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- back seat — a seat at the back, esp of a vehicle
- fag end — the last part or very end of something: the fag end of a rope.
- half tone — semitone.
- halftone — Also called middle-tone. (in painting, drawing, graphics, photography, etc.) a value intermediate between light and dark.
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