tailpiece

1. 1.

   appendage added to extend the length of something

   Broaderappendage

Other forms of tailpiece

plural

tailpieces·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about tailpiece

What does tailpiece mean?

tailpiece means "appendage added to extend the length of something".

How many syllables are in tailpiece?

tailpiece has 2 syllables and divides as tail-piece under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.