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Webster 1913 Edition

Tailpiece

Tail′pieceˊ

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Noun.
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.

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