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Definition of: tailpiece
(tāl′pēs′) noun
1. Any endpiece or appendage.
2. In a violin or similar instrument, a piece of wood, as ebony, at the sounding–board end, having the strings fastened to it.
3. Printing An ornamental design on the lower blank portion of a short page.
4. A piece inserted by tailing, as a floor timber.
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