taper, n.
(tapers)
(tapers)
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
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candle taper wax light
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a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
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taper wick
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the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
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taper
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derivationally related form
a convex shape that narrows toward a point
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taper
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