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Definition of taper
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Taper (v. t.) To make or cause to
taper.
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Cone
::
Cone (n.) A solid of the form
described
by the
revolution
of a
right-angled
triangle
about one of the sides
adjacent
to the right
angle;
--
called
also a right cone. More
generally,
any solid
having
a
vertical
point and
bounded
by a
surface
which is
described
by a
straight
line
always
passing
through
that
vertical
point;
a solid
having
a
circle
for its base and
tapering
to a point or
vertex..
Spire
::
Spire (n.) A
tapering
body that
shoots
up or out to a point in a
conical
or
pyramidal
form.
Specifically
(Arch.),
the roof of a tower when of a
pyramidal
form and high in
proportion
to its
width;
also, the
pyramidal
or
aspiring
termination
of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as that of
Strasburg
cathedral;
the
tapering
part of a
steeple,
or the
steeple
itself..
Tapered
::
Tapered
(a.)
Lighted
with a taper or
tapers;
as, a
tapered
choir..
Yard
::
Yard (v. i.) A long piece of
timber,
nearly
cylindrical,
tapering
toward
the ends, and
designed
to
support
and
extend
a
square
sail. A yard is
usually
hung by the
center
to the mast. See
Illust.
of
Ship..
Spindletail
::
Spindle-shaped
(a.)
Thickest
in the
middle,
and
tapering
to both ends;
fusiform;
--
applied
chiefly
to
roots..
Tatouay
::
Tatouay
(n.) An
armadillo
(Xenurus
unicinctus),
native
of the
tropical
parts of South
America.
It has about
thirteen
movable
bands
composed
of
small,
nearly
square,
scales.
The head is long; the tail is round and
tapered,
and
nearly
destitute
of
scales;
the claws of the fore feet are very
large.
Called
also
tatouary,
and
broad-banded
armadillo..
Surge
::
Surge (n.) The
tapered
part of a
windlass
barrel
or a
capstan,
upon which the cable
surges,
or
slips..
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..
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..
Hig-taper
::
Hig-taper
(n.) A plant of the genus
Verbascum
(V.
Thapsus);
the
common
mullein.
[Also
high-taper
and
hag-taper..
Obelisk
::
Obelisk
(n.) An
upright,
four-sided
pillar,
gradually
tapering
as it
rises,
and
terminating
in a
pyramid
called
pyramidion.
It is
ordinarily
monolithic.
Egyptian
obelisks
are
commonly
covered
with
hieroglyphic
writing
from top to
bottom..
Tribolet
::
Tribolet
(n.) A
tapering
mandrel.
Knout
::
Knout (n.) A kind of whip for
flogging
criminals,
formerly
much used in
Russia.
The last is a
tapering
bundle
of
leather
thongs
twisted
with wire and
hardened,
so that it
mangles
the
flesh..
Flagelliform
::
Flagelliform
(a.)
Shaped
like a
whiplash;
long,
slender,
round,
flexible,
and
(comming)
tapering..
Tapering
::
Tapering
(a.)
Becoming
gradually
smaller
toward
one end.
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..
Whip-shaped
::
Whip-shaped
(a.)
Shaped
like the lash of a whip; long,
slender,
round,
and
tapering;
as, a
whip-shaped
root or
stem..
Taper
::
Taper (n.) A small wax
candle;
a small
lighted
wax
candle;
hence,
a small
light..
Tapering
::
Tapering
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tape.
Taper
::
Taper (n.) A
tapering
form;
gradual
diminution
of
thickness
in an
elongated
object;
as, the taper of a
spire..
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