| tailpiece (def. 4). |
[teyl-pees] 
| 1. | a piece added at the end; an end piece or appendage. |
| 2. | Printing. a small decorative design at the end of a chapter or at the bottom of a page. |
| 3. | (in a musical instrument of the viol family) a triangular piece of wood, usually of ebony, to which the lower ends of the strings are fastened. |
| 4. | Also called tail beam. Building Trades. a relatively short beam or rafter inserted in a wall by tailing and supported by a header. |
| tail beam n. Architecture See tailpiece. |
| tail·piece (tāl'pēs') n.
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