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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 tail·piece /ˈte(ə)lˌpis/
 末片,附屬物,補白圖片

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Tail·piece n.
 1. A piece at the end; an appendage.
 2. Arch. One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header.
 3. Print. An ornament placed at the bottom of a short page to fill up the space, or at the end of a book.
 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.
 5. Locks A piece for transmitting motion from the hub of a lock to the latch bolt.
 6.  The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 tailpiece
      n : appendage added to extend the length of something