Tailpiece
Pronunciation : Tail"piece`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A piece at the end; an appendage.
2. (Arch.)
Defn: One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header.
3. (Print.)
Defn: An ornament placed at the bottom of a short page to fill up the space, or at the end of a book. Savage.
4. A piece of ebony or other material attached to the lower end of a violin or similar instrument, to which the strings are fastened.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913