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Meaning of TAPERED

Pronunciation:  t'eypurd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire"
  2. [adj]  becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"
 
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 Synonyms: narrow, narrowing, pointed, tapering
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ta"pered\, a.
Lighted with a taper or tapers; as, a tapered choir. [R.]
--T. Warton.
 

 

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