tailpiece

tail·piece  (tlps)

n.

1. A piece forming an end; an appendage.

2. Printing An engraving or a design placed as an ornament at the end of a chapter or at the bottom of a page.

3. Architecture A beam tailed into a wall. Also called tail beam.

4. Music A triangular piece of ebony to which the lower ends of the strings of a violin or other related instruments are attached.

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tailpiece [ˈteɪlˌpiːs]

n

1. an extension or appendage that lengthens or completes something

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing a decorative design at the foot of a page or end of a chapter

3. (Music, other) Music 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

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Also called tail beam Architect a short beam or rafter that has one end embedded in a wall

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tailpiece - appendage added to extend the length of something appendage - a part that is joined to something larger

Translations

tailpiece [ˈteɪlpiːs] N [of violin] → cordal m; (= addition) → apéndice m, añadidura f