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tailpiece
noun tail·piece \ˈtāl-ˌpēs\
Definition of TAILPIECE
1
: a piece added at the end
2
: a device from which the strings of a stringed instrument are stretched to the pegs — see violin illustration
3
: an ornament placed below the text matter of a page
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First Known Use of TAILPIECE
1601
Rhymes with TAILPIECE
apiece, at peace, Burmese, camise, caprice, cassis, cerise, chemise, Chinese, Cochise, codpiece, coulisse, crosspiece, decease, decrease, degrease, Dumfries, earpiece, eyepiece, fieldpiece, grandniece, hairpiece, headpiece, heelpiece, increase, lend-lease, Maltese, Matisse, Maurice, mouthpiece, nosepiece, obese, one-piece, pastis, pelisse, police, re-lease, release, seapiece, set piece, shankpiece, showpiece, sidepiece, stringpiece, sublease, surcease, think piece, timepiece, toepiece, three-piece, two-piece, valise, wool grease, workpiece
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