| Definitions | | taper |
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noun
- A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.
- A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire.
- The legs of the table had a slight to them.
Translations: verb
- (transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.
- (intransitive) To diminish gradually.
Translations: - German: verjí¼ngen
(trans-mid)
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, to dimish gradually)
adjective
- Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; as, taper fingers.
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