tailpiece
['tel`pis]
n. 尾附属, 端件



tailpiece
[ noun ]
appendage added to extend the length of something
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Tailpiece \Tail"piece`\, n.
1. A piece at the end; an appendage.

2. (Arch.) One of the timbers which tail into a header, in
floor framing. See Illust. of {Header}.

3. (Print.) 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.

5. (Locks) A piece for transmitting motion from the hub of a
lock to the latch bolt.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

6. The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device
for the eyepiece, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]