tailpiece
Violin's string anchor
A tailpiece is a component at the end or tail of something.
On stringed instruments like violins and guitars, the tailpiece anchors the strings at the body's base.
In printing, a tailpiece is a decorative element at the end of a chapter or section.
More generally, it's any concluding addition: The author added a brief tailpiece to the essay.
Thing that beautifies
- finialDecorative top element
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- corbelWall-mounted structural support
cresting · decorative · terminal · carving · molding · cornice · gable · spire
Supplementary section after main text
- addendumSupplementary text at end
- codaClosing musical passage
- epilogueConcluding literary section
- afterwordConcluding remarks in books
postscript · supplement · endnote · closing · finale · wrap-up
Mounted rider's seat
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- chinrestInstrument's facial support
- soundpostInternal violin support rod
- stringsThin flexible lines
cello · violin · viola · bass · fiddle · purfling · scroll · pegbox
Brief evocative description
- colophonBook's production statement
- ornamentThing that beautifies
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
endpiece · fleuron · dingbat · border · typography
ornament
Thing that beautifies
- finialDecorative top element
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
corbel · cresting · decorative · terminal · carving · molding · cornice · gable · spire · pinnacle
appendix
Supplementary section after main text
afterword · postscript · supplement · endnote · closing · finale · wrap-up
saddle
Mounted rider's seat
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- chinrestInstrument's facial support
- soundpostInternal violin support rod
strings · cello · violin · viola · bass · fiddle · purfling · scroll · pegbox · fingerboard
vignette
Brief evocative description
decoration · endpiece · fleuron · dingbat · border · typography
hitch
Temporary difficulty or snag
- violinviolin, bowing, violin bow, strings, fingerboard
- string instrumentsukulele, mandolin, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar
- bathroom plumbingsink, faucet, toilet, shower, bathtub
- book artillustration, book covers, frontispiece, book cover art, cover art
- draft beerkeg, tap, kegerator, beer tap, beer tower
- instrument partsneck, body, strings, guitar body, piano keys
tailpieceheadstock
Tuning peg mounting point
scroll · pegbox · machine head · tuning pegs · neck
tailpieceforeword
Introductory book section
headpiece · frontispiece · preface · introduction · front matter