Taper

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 2 Norwegian 2.1 Noun 2.2 Verb

English

Noun

taper

1. A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.
2. A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire.

Adjective

taper

1. Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers.

Translations

• Finnish: suippo

Norwegian

Noun

Taper m. (definite singular Taperen; indefinite plural Tapere; definite plural Taperne)

1. a loser

Verb

taper

1. present tense of tape (to lose)
2. ((archaic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) present tense of tape (to tape)

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