taper
- Noun. A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.
- Noun. A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
- Verb. (transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.
- Verb. (intransitive) To diminish gradually.
- Noun. (context, weaving) One who operates a tape machine.
- Noun. Someone who works with tape or tapes.
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