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noun 
  1. A slender 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.
The legs of the table had a slight to them.
verb 
  1. (transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.
  2. (intransitive) To diminish gradually.
adjective 
  1. Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; as, taper fingers.
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