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tailpiece \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun 1. : a subsidiary part at the lower or rear end : a piece added on at the end : appendage < the tailpiece of a crustacean > < the tailpiece of a musical composition > 2. : a triangular piece (as of ebony) between which and the pegs the strings of a stringed musical instrument are stretched 3. : the part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece 4. : a relatively shorter beam or rafter tailed in a wall and supported by a header 5. : a piece for transmitting motion from the hub of a lock to the latch bolt 6. : an ornament placed below the text matter of a page (as at the end of a chapter) — compare headpiece |