A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.
That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument.
An appendage or appendix.
A short joist between a header and a wall.
The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc.
The part of a lock that transmits motion from the hub to the latch bolt.