TAILPIECES

Noun

tailpieces

plural of tailpiece

Source: Wiktionary

TAILPIECE

Tail"piece`, n.

1. A piece at the end; an appendage.

2. (Arch.)

Definition: One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header.

3. (Print.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition