TAILPIECE


Meaning of TAILPIECE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtāl-ˌpēs ]

noun

Date: 1601

1. : a piece added at the end

2. : a device from which the strings of a stringed instrument are stretched to the pegs — see violin illustration

3. : an ornament placed below the text matter of a page

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.