Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tapered"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Taper \Ta"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tapered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tapering}.]
To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf
tapers toward one end.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Tapered \Ta"pered\, a.
Lighted with a taper or tapers; as, a tapered choir. [R.]
--T. Warton.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

tapered
adj 1: gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire"
[syn: {tapering}]
2: becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers";
"trousers with tapered legs" [syn: {tapering}, {narrowing}]


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