Found 2 items, similar to tailpiece.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tailpiece tailpiece n : appendage added to extend the length of something
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tailpiece Tailpiece \Tail"piece`\, n. 1. A piece at the end; an appendage. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header. [1913 Webster] 3. (Print.) An ornament placed at the bottom of a short page to fill up the space, or at the end of a book. --Savage. [1913 Webster] 4. A piece of ebony or other material attached to the lower end of a violin or similar instrument, to which the strings are fastened. [1913 Webster] 5. (Locks) A piece for transmitting motion from the hub of a lock to the latch bolt. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 6. The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]