Tailpiece

·noun A piece at the end; an Appendage.

II. Tailpiece ·add. ·noun A piece for transmitting motion from the hub of a lock to the latch bolt.

III. Tailpiece ·add. ·noun The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, ·etc.

IV. Tailpiece ·noun An ornament placed at the bottom of a short page to fill up the space, or at the end of a book.

V. Tailpiece ·noun One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. ·see ·Illust. of Header.

VI. Tailpiece ·noun A piece of ebony or other material attached to the lower end of a violin or similar instrument, to which the strings are fastened.