tailpiece Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun appendage added to extend the length of something

WordNet

Tail"piece` noun
Definitions
  1. A piece at the end; an appendage.
  2. (Arch.) One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header.
  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.
  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.

Webster 1913