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Taper
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(1):
(n.) A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.
(2):
(v. i.) To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end.
(3):
(v. t.) To make or cause to taper.
(4):
(a.) Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers.
(5):
(n.) A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Taper'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/taper.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Taper'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/taper.html. 1828.
