taper
-1 n. மெழுகுதிரிப்பட்டை, மெழுகுத் துணியாலான மெல்லிய வாரிழைத்திரி, மெழுகு தோய்ந்த விளக்குத்திரி, (பெயரடை) (செய்) தேய்ந்து தேய்ந்து செல்கிற, (வினை) நுனி நோக்கிச் சிறுத்துச் செல்கிற, (வினை) நுனிநோக்கிச் சிறுத்துச்செல், தேய்ந்து தேய்ந்து செல்லுவி.-2 n. நீட்டளவை வாரால் அளப்பவர், அளவைவார் பயன்படுத்துபவர்.
Ta"per, n. Etym: [AS. tapur, tapor, taper; cf. Ir. tapar, W. tampr.] 1. A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light. Get me a taper in my study, Lucius. Shak. 2. A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire. Ta"per, a. Etym: [Supposed to be from taper, n., in allusion to its form.] Defn: Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers. Ta"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tapered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tapering.] Defn: To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end. Ta"per, v. t. Defn: To make or cause to taper. Ta"per, n. Etym: [AS. tapur, tapor, taper; cf. Ir. tapar, W. tampr.] 1. A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light. Get me a taper in my study, Lucius. Shak. 2. A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire. Ta"per, a. Etym: [Supposed to be from taper, n., in allusion to its form.] Defn: Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers. Ta"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tapered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tapering.] Defn: To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end. Ta"per, v. t. Defn: To make or cause to taper.