Definition of taper

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Taper (v. i.) To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end..

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Spiss :: Spiry (a.) Of or pertaining to a spire; like a spire, tall, slender, and tapering; abounding in spires; as, spiry turrets..
Horn :: Horn (n.) An incurved, tapering and pointed appendage found in the flowers of the milkweed (Asclepias)..
Tapered :: Tapered (imp. & p. p.) of Tape.
Brad :: Brad (n.) A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head..
Nozzle :: Nozzle (n.) A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe..
Flagelliform :: Flagelliform (a.) Shaped like a whiplash; long, slender, round, flexible, and (comming) tapering..
Hig-taper :: Hig-taper (n.) A plant of the genus Verbascum (V. Thapsus); the common mullein. [Also high-taper and hag-taper..
Fid :: Fid (n.) A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing..
Taper :: Taper (n.) A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire..
Corona :: Corona (n.) A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. It is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged pyramidically. Called also corona lucis..
Eristalis :: Eristalis (n.) A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed larvae) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which spiracles at the tip, and for their ability to live in very impure and salt waters; -- also called drone fly..
Subulicornes :: Subulated (a.) Very narrow, and tapering gradually to a fine point from a broadish base; awl-shaped; linear..
Scarf :: Scarf (n.) In a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece..
Gusset :: Gusset (n.) A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement..
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..
Taper :: Taper (a.) Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers..
Drift :: Drift (n.) A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach..
Cue :: Cue (n.) A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing billiards.
Tapering :: Tapering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tape.
Tribolet :: Tribolet (n.) A tapering mandrel.
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