1a slender candle:he lit the tapers in the silver candelabra
a wick coated with wax, used for conveying a flame.
2a gradual narrowing:the strong taper of her back [mass noun]:a small degree of taper
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Universal
diminish or reduce in thickness towards one end: [no object]:the tail tapers to a rounded tip [with object]:David asked my dressmaker to taper his trousers (as adjective tapering)the five tapering fingers of her hand
[no object] (taper off) gradually lessen:the impact of the dollar’s depreciation started to taper off
