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Definition of taper
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Taper (n.) A
tapering
form;
gradual
diminution
of
thickness
in an
elongated
object;
as, the taper of a
spire..
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Tapering
::
Tapering
(a.)
Becoming
gradually
smaller
toward
one end.
Tapered
::
Tapered
(a.)
Lighted
with a taper or
tapers;
as, a
tapered
choir..
Terete
::
Terete
(a.)
Cylindrical
and
slightly
tapering;
columnar,
as some stems of
plants..
Spinet
::
Spinescent
(a.)
Becoming
hard and
thorny;
tapering
gradually
to a
rigid,
leafless
point;
armed with
spines..
Torchwort
::
Torchwort
(n.) The
common
mullein,
the
stalks
of
which,
dipped
in suet,
anciently
served
for
torches.
Called
also
torch,
and
hig-taper..
Belemnite
::
Belemnite
(n.) A
conical
calcareous
fossil,
tapering
to a point at the lower
extremity,
with a
conical
cavity
at the other end, where it is
ordinarily
broken;
but when
perfect
it
contains
a small
chambered
cone,
called
the
phragmocone,
prolonged,
on one side, into a
delicate
concave
blade;
the
thunderstone.
It is the
internal
shell of a
cephalopod
related
to the
sepia,
and
belonging
to an
extinct
family.
The
belemnites
are found in rocks of the
Jurassic
and
Cretaceous
ages..
Acuminate
::
Acuminate
(a.)
Tapering
to a
point;
pointed;
as,
acuminate
leaves,
teeth,
etc..
Grenadier
::
Grenadier
(n.) Any
marine
fish of the genus
Macrurus,
in which the body and tail taper to a
point;
they
mostly
inhabit
the deep sea; --
called
also onion fish, and
rat-tail
fish..
Flagelliform
::
Flagelliform
(a.)
Shaped
like a
whiplash;
long,
slender,
round,
flexible,
and
(comming)
tapering..
Witch
::
Witch (n.) A cone of paper which is
placed
in a
vessel
of lard or other fat, and used as a
taper..
Illuminati
::
Illuminati
(v. t.)
Persons
in the early
church
who had
received
baptism;
in which
ceremony
a
lighted
taper was given them, as a
symbol
of the
spiritual
illumination
they has
received
by that
sacrament..
Cue
::
Cue (n.) A
straight
tapering
rod used to impel the balls in
playing
billiards.
Rat-tail
::
Rat-tail
(a.) Like a rat's tail in form; as, a
rat-tail
file, which is
round,
slender,
and
tapering.
See
Illust.
of
File..
Danaide
::
Danaide
(n.) A water wheel
having
a
vertical
axis, and an inner and outer
tapering
shell,
between
which are vanes or
floats
attached
usually
to both
shells,
but
sometimes
only to one..
Archaeopteryx
::
Archaeopteryx
(n.) A
fossil
bird, of the
Jurassic
period,
remarkable
for
having
a long
tapering
tail of many
vertebrae
with
feathers
along each side, and jaws armed with
teeth,
with other
reptilian
characteristics..
Conical
::
Conical
(a.)
Having
the form of, or
resembling,
a
geometrical
cone; round and
tapering
to a
point,
or
gradually
lessening
in
circumference;
as, a conic or
conical
figure;
a
conical
vessel..
Subulicornes
::
Subulated
(a.) Very
narrow,
and
tapering
gradually
to a fine point from a
broadish
base;
awl-shaped;
linear..
Horn
::
Horn (n.) An
incurved,
tapering
and
pointed
appendage
found in the
flowers
of the
milkweed
(Asclepias)..
Point
::
Point (n.)
Anything
which
tapers
to a
sharp,
well-defined
termination.
Specifically:
A small
promontory
or cape; a tract of land
extending
into the water
beyond
the
common
shore
line..
Lanceolated
::
Lanceolated
(a.)
Rather
narrow,
tapering
to a point at the apex, and
sometimes
at the base also; as, a
lanceolate
leaf..
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