ALL meanings of tailpiece
tail·piece
T t - 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
- noun tailpiece a piece of wood to which the strings of a violin, etc, are attached at their lower end. It is suspended between the taut strings and the bottom of the violin by a piece of gut or metal 0
- noun tailpiece a short beam or rafter that has one end embedded in a wall 0
- noun tailpiece a piece or part added to, or forming the end of, something 0
- noun tailpiece the small triangular piece of wood at the lower end of a violin, cello, etc., to which the strings are attached 0
- noun tailpiece a short beam or rafter with one end tailed in a wall and the other supported by a header 0
- noun tailpiece an ornamental design put at the end of a chapter or at the bottom of a page 0