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What does taper mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word taper? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle
  2. (by extension) a small light.
  3. A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object
  4. A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.
  2. (intransitive) To diminish gradually.
Noun
  1. (weaving) One who operates a tape machine.
  2. Someone who works with tape or tapes.
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