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tailpiece

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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tail·piece /ˈteɪlpiːs/ noun [countable] British English  ALa part that forms or is added to the end of something, especially a piece of writing 尾部;尾部附加物;〔尤指文章的〕补白
Examples from the Corpus
tailpieceThere is a tailpiece to the Luton case.The bridge and tailpiece are actually two separate components, a sort of abbreviated version of Gibson's tune-o-matic system.His tailpiece, most aptly, is Eric Gill's woodcut of an infantryman trudging along his Via Dolorosa.In fact, the embossed, gold-plated tailpiece looks almost subdued in these surroundings.Do you have an earth connection to the tailpiece or bridge?
tail·piece nounChineseSyllable
added to that part forms Corpus or is a


tailpiece
tailpiece /ˈteɪlpiːs/ noun [countable] British English
a part that forms or is added to the end of something, especially a piece of writing


tail·pieceBrE /ˈteɪlpiːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈteɪlpiːs/ 🔊 noun~ (to sth) a part that you add to the end of a piece of writing to make it longer or complete (文章结尾的)附加部分,续补部分(music 音乐) a piece of wood that the lower ends of the strings of some musical instruments are attached to (弦乐器的)系弦板