tailpiece

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An appendage or appendix.
2. noun An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument.
3. noun A short joist between a header and a wall.
4. noun The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc.
5. noun The part of a lock that transmits motion from the hub to the latch bolt.
6. noun An ornamental design at the end of a chapter or page.

Similar words

pendicle endpiece tail tongue tailpipe afterpiece shirttail pigtail shank butt

Often followed by

to of and is in for with on was

Word family

tailpieces