About The Word Taper
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Taper
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What's The Definition Of Taper?
[n] stick of wax with a wick in the middle
[n] a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame [n] the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) [n] a convex shape that narrows toward a point [v] diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off" [v] give a point to; "The candles are tapered" Synonyms | Synonyms for Taper: candle | point | sharpen | wax light Related Terms | Find terms related to Taper: See Also | acuminate | candlewick | change form | change shape | convex shape | convexity | cord | decrease | deform | diminish | fall | fizzle | fizzle out | kerosene lamp | kerosine lamp | lamp | lessen | narrowing | oil lamp | peter out | point | pointedness | rush candle | rushlight | taper | taper off | unpointedness | vigil candle | vigil light | wick Taper In Webster's Dictionary \Ta"per\, n. [AS. tapur, tapor, taper; cf. Ir. tapar, W.
tampr.]
1. A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a
small light.
Get me a taper in my study, Lucius. --Shak.
2. A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an
elongated object; as, the taper of a spire.
\Ta"per\, a. [Supposed to be from taper, n., in allusion to its form.] Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers. \Ta"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tapered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tapering}.] To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end. \Ta"per\, v. t. To make or cause to taper. |
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