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tailpiece::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | appendage |
Examples of tailpiece
tailpiece
Original finish, tailpiece, tuning pegs, knobs, electronic pickups and pick guard.
From the thestate.com
Apparently, a padded tailpiece in the vest makes it annoying when riding racehorses.
From the canberratimes.com.au
They were stretched between the yoke and bridge, or to a tailpiece below the bridge.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Removing foam from the tailpiece of a safety vest has become rather common.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Long minutes later, Belgian peasants saw the tailpiece sail to earth.
From the time.com
The bass player used a special tailpiece that he invented to maximize the instrument's sound.
From the washingtonpost.com
A 1952 Les Paul guitar with a trapese tailpiece and aged gold finish.
From the thestate.com
Those who were puzzled by the tailpiece to this column in the 27 July issue were right to be.
From the newscientist.com
Brown pleaded guilty to having a vest with the tailpiece missing.
From the smh.com.au
- Appendage added to extend the length of something
- The tailpiece, found on many musical instruments of the string instrument family, anchors the tail end of the strings, the end opposite the scroll or headstock.
- An appendage or appendix; A triangular piece of metal or ebony to which the strings of a violin (etc.) are attached at the lower end; A short joist between a header and a wall
- The tubular part of a lavatory drain that runs from the drain flange to the trap.
- Section of pipe that runs between a fixture outlet and the trap.
- 1. The short drainpipe located between a fixture drain and a trap. 2. The inlet tubes on faucets that connect it to water supply lines.
- A bar projecting from the back of a rim or bored lock cylinder engaging the lock mechanism and when rotated by the key or thumbturn either locks or unlocks.
- Or tail-piece: A surprising or humorous observation at the end of a story or bulletin, associated with the story or bulletin but standing apart from it because of its subject matter or tone. Also called a kicker (see definition 4). In printing, an illustration at the end of a chapter.
- Decorative typography ornament on the lower part of a page at the end of a chapter or a poem.
