an extension or appendage that lengthens or completes something
2. printing
a decorative design at the foot of a page or end of a chapter
3. 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. Also called: tail beam architecture
a short beam or rafter that has one end embedded in a wall
tailpiece in American English
(ˈteɪlˌpis)
noun
1.
a piece or part added to, or forming the end of, something
2.
the small triangular piece of wood at the lower end of a violin, cello, etc., to which the strings are attached
3.
a short beam or rafter with one end tailed in a wall and the other supported by a header
4. Printing
an ornamental design put at the end of a chapter or at the bottom of a page