tailpiece: Meaning and Definition of

tail•piece

1. a piece added at the end; an end piece or appendage.
2. 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. a relatively short beam or rafter inserted in a wall by tailing and supported by a header.