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tailpiece

/ˈteɪlˌpis/

tailpiece noun: an appendage or appendix.

tailpiece: an appendage or appendix
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Noun

tailpiece (plural tailpieces)

  1. An appendage or appendix.
  2. An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument.
  3. A short joist between a header and a wall.
  4. The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc.
  5. The part of a lock that transmits motion from the hub to the latch bolt.
  6. An ornamental design at the end of a chapter or page.

tailpiece meaning in Urdu and Persian

tailpiece in Urdu

آخری سرا, تتمہ, ضمیمہ

tailpiece in Persian

secures strings on a musical instrument
سیمگیر sim-gir

Forms of tailpiece

pluraltailpieces

Origin of tailpiece

From tail + piece.

Questions about tailpiece

What does tailpiece mean?
Tailpiece means an appendage or appendix.
What is tailpiece in Urdu?
Tailpiece in Urdu is آخری سرا, تتمہ, ضمیمہ. See Tailpiece meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is tailpiece?
Tailpiece is a noun.
How do you pronounce tailpiece?
Tailpiece is pronounced /ˈteɪlˌpis/ (US).
What is the plural of tailpiece?
The plural of tailpiece is tailpieces.

Words near tailpiece in the dictionary

  1. tailory
  2. tailour
  3. tailours
  4. tailout
  5. tailouts
  6. tailpiece
  7. tailpieces
  8. tailpin
  9. tailpins
  10. tailpipe
  11. tailpiped

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tailpiece (page history and authors); tailpiece (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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