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tapered |
3 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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