/tayl"pees'/ , n.
1. a piece added at the end; an end piece or appendage.
2. Print. a small decorative design at the end of a chapter or at the bottom of a page.
3. (in a musical instrument of the viol family) a triangular piece of wood, usually of ebony, to which the lower ends of the strings are fastened.
4. Building Trades. a relatively short beam or rafter inserted in a wall by tailing and supported by a header.
[ 1595-1605; TAIL 1 + PIECE ]