: a device from which the strings of a stringed instrument are stretched to the pegs see violin illustration
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: an ornament placed below the text matter of a page
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebElsewhere, there’s a sleek twin-cell tank, a polished stainless steel center section, a rubber seat and a mahogany tailpiece. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 June 2022 Attach the tailpiece to the P-trap and tighten with the wrench. Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 17 June 2021 Place the flange over the drain hole in the sink and screw the tailpiece to the flange. Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 17 June 2021 The High Freq boasts a dramatic Honduran mahogany body and feathers from Crocker’s cockatoo on the headstock and tailpiece.AL.com, 23 June 2017