Taper
Pronunciation : Ta"per
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. tapur, tapor, taper; cf. Ir. tapar, W. tampr.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ta"per
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Supposed to be from taper, n., in allusion to its form.]
Definition : Defn: Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ta"per
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end.
i. [imp. & p. p. Tapered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tapering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ta"per
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To make or cause to taper.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913