tailpiece
Example Sentences
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One benefit of removing the stopper is you can clean the sidewalls of the drainpipe tailpiece that extends from the sink down to the P trap under the sink.
From Seattle Times
The string section—violins and violas, cellos and basses—are composed almost entirely of carbon compounds: Wooden belly, fingerboard, sound post, pegs and tailpiece; gut strings, horsehair bow and plastic chin rest.
From Scientific American
The 3DVarius’ tuning pegs have been moved from the top of the neck to the bottom of the instrument’s body, near the tailpiece.
From Los Angeles Times
Later, he drew his bow across the instrument’s tailpiece, producing sound that I could hear only, I think, in my imagination: a slight brushing noise?
From New York Times
Indeed, the Cold War represented both a tailpiece of World War II and an existential ideological and geopolitical challenge: that is not the case anymore.
From Forbes
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
