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tailpiece

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tailpiece  \Tail"piece`\,  n. 
  1.  (Locks)  A  piece  for  transmitting  motion  from  the  hub  of  a 
  lock  to  the  latch  bolt. 
 
  2.  The  part  of  a  telescope  containing  the  adjusting  device 
  for  the  eyepiece,  etc 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tailpiece 
  n  :  added  to  extend  the  length  of  something




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