Meaning & use
Tailpiece
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A piece or part attached at the end of something, such as the component that anchors the strings on a violin or the decorative device printed at the end of a book chapter.
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The violin's tailpiece holds the strings taut near the bridge.
The printer added a small floral tailpiece at the close of each chapter.
A note on using this word
In publishing, a tailpiece is the ornamental counterpart to a headpiece, which decorates the start of a chapter.
Words with a similar meaning
endpiece
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