'Tailpiece' definitions:

Definition of 'tailpiece'

(from WordNet)
noun
Appendage added to extend the length of something

Definition of 'Tailpiece'

From: GCIDE
  • Tailpiece \Tail"piece`\, n.
  • 1. A piece at the end; an appendage. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Arch.) One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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.]