GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Tailpiece , n.
   A piece at the end; an appendage.
   1913 Webster
   (Arch.) One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header.
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   (Print.) An ornament placed at the bottom of a short page to fill up the space, or at the end of a book.
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   A piece of ebony or other material attached to the lower end of a violin or similar instrument, to which the strings are fastened.
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   (Locks) A piece for transmitting motion from the hub of a lock to the latch bolt.
   Webster 1913 Suppl.
   The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc.
   Webster 1913 Suppl.