| 释义 |
taperer|ˈteɪpərə(r)|
[f. taper n.1 + -er1.]
The bearer of a taper in a religious ceremony.
c1450in Aungier Syon (1840) 276 The taperers schal holde the tapers, turnyng westwarde, whilst the seyd herse is in sensyng. Ibid. 307 The ij taperers..schal take the two torches, and folowe the banerer al thre in surplys. 1901W. H. St. J. Hope in Archæol. Jrnl. Mar. 6 The cross⁓bearer and taperers, followed by the censer-bearer. 1905Daily News 24 Apr. 2 Behind him comes the cross, with its attendant taperers, next the banners. |