Definition of tailpiece

• n. - A piece at the end; an appendage.
• n. - One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header.
• n. - An ornament placed at the bottom of a short page to fill up the space, or at the end of a book.
• n. - A piece of ebony or other material attached to the lower end of a violin or similar instrument, to which the strings are fastened.