noun
Meaning 1
An appendage or appendix.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tailpiece
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
General-American: /ˈteɪlˌpis/
-
US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
noun
Meaning 2
An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, crafts, entertainment, hobbies, lifestyle, lutherie, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A short joist between a header and a wall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
The part of a lock that transmits motion from the hub to the latch bolt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
An ornamental design at the end of a chapter or page.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media, printing, publishing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
appendage added to extend the length of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: appendage
History
Etymology
From tail + piece.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: cordal — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Czech: struník — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Esperanto: kordotenilo — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Finnish: kieltenpidin — secures strings on a musical instrument
- French: cordier — secures strings on a musical instrument
- German: Saitenhalter — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Hebrew: מִשְׁחָל — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Hungarian: húrtartó — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Italian: cordiera — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Kazakh: ілгек (ılgek) — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Persian: سیمگیر (sim-gir) — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Polish: strunnik — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Polish: strunociąg — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Polish: płużka — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Russian: струнодержатель (strunoderžatelʹ) — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Serbo-Croatian: жичњак — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Serbo-Croatian: žičnjak — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Slovak: strunník — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Spanish: cordal — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Swedish: stränghållare — secures strings on a musical instrument
- Azerbaijani: sonluq — (printing) ornamental design at the end of a chapter or page
- Esperanto: fina vinjeto — (printing) ornamental design at the end of a chapter or page
- Ukrainian: кінці́вка (kincívka) — (printing) ornamental design at the end of a chapter or page