Category:Tailpiece

Tail"piece`, n.

1. A piece at the end; an appendage.

2. (arch.)

Defn: one of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See illust. of header.

3. (print.)

Defn: an ornament placed at the bottom of a short page to fill up the Space, or at the end of a book. Savage.

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.