What does "tailpiece" mean?
Tailpiece: (Arch.) One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header.
Additional senses
- 2.(Print.) An ornament placed at the bottom of a short page to fill up the space, or at the end of a book. Savage.
- 3.A piece of ebony or other material attached to the lower end of a violin or similar instrument, to which the strings are fastened.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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