an extension or appendage that lengthens or completes something
2. printing
a decorative design at the foot of a page or end of a chapter
3. music
a piece of wood to which the strings of a violin, etc, are attached at their lower end. It is suspended between the taut strings and the bottom of the violin by a piece of gut or metal
4. Also called: tail beam architecture
a short beam or rafter that has one end embedded in a wall