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tailpiece

/teyl-pees/US // ˈteɪlˌpis //UK // (ˈteɪlˌpiːs) //

尾翼,尾声,尾巴,尾部

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a piece added at the end; an end piece or appendage.
    • : Printing. a small decorative design at the end of a chapter or at the bottom of a page.
    • : a triangular piece of wood, usually of ebony, to which the lower ends of the strings are fastened.
    • : Also called tail beam .Building Trades. a relatively short beam or rafter inserted in a wall by tailing and supported by a header.

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Examples

  • As a tailpiece to this portion of the subject it is a pleasure to introduce a freak among the native orchards, as shown in Fig. 3.

  • They were stretched between the yoke and bridge, or to a tailpiece below the bridge.

  • Each mat has a red border at its lower end, which forms a satisfactory tailpiece, and unites it with the straight lath.

  • He was not content, like many, with sticking on a tailpiece of application at the end of a long discourse.

  • For example, here is a little tailpiece of Bewick's, to the fable of the Frogs and the Stork.