taperedadj.¹

/ˈteɪpəd/

Etymology: < taper v. + -ed suffix¹.

Made to taper; diminished in breadth or thickness by degrees; tapering, taper.

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the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > [adjective]

taper1496

rush-grown1545

taper-fashion1545

taperinga1625

tapered1669

gradual1739

diminishing1842

1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. xii. 63 If you will make for tapered bore Guns, your Forms must be accordingly tapered.

1783 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies (new ed.) I. 141 Ten or twelve pinnated leaves, tapered towards the top, very broad at their basis.

1839 W. Irving Mountjoy in Knickerbocker Dec. 522 A lady's glove, of delicate size and shape, with beautifully tapered fingers.

1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 75 The fore and main tacks are tapered ropes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

taperedadj.²

/ˈteɪpəd/

Etymology: < taper n.¹ + -ed suffix².

Lighted by, or accompanied by the use of, tapers.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > consumables > candle or light > [adjective] > lighted or accompanied by

tapered1747

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [adjective] > lit by specific type of candles

tapered1747

rushlighted1860

1747 T. Warton Pleasures of Melancholy 16 The taper'd choir, at the midnight hour of Pray'r.

1792 S. Rogers Pleasures Mem. ii. 325 The chanted hymn, the tapered rite.

1831 T. Campbell in Metropolitan July 218 The taper'd pomp—the hallelujah's swell.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	tapered
释义	taperedadj.¹ /ˈteɪpəd/ Etymology: < taper v. + -ed suffix¹. Made to taper; diminished in breadth or thickness by degrees; tapering, taper. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > [adjective] taper1496 rush-grown1545 taper-fashion1545 taperinga1625 tapered1669 gradual1739 diminishing1842 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. xii. 63 If you will make for tapered bore Guns, your Forms must be accordingly tapered. 1783 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies (new ed.) I. 141 Ten or twelve pinnated leaves, tapered towards the top, very broad at their basis. 1839 W. Irving Mountjoy in Knickerbocker Dec. 522 A lady's glove, of delicate size and shape, with beautifully tapered fingers. 1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 75 The fore and main tacks are tapered ropes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2018). taperedadj.² /ˈteɪpəd/ Etymology: < taper n.¹ + -ed suffix². Lighted by, or accompanied by the use of, tapers. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > consumables > candle or light > [adjective] > lighted or accompanied by tapered1747 the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [adjective] > lit by specific type of candles tapered1747 rushlighted1860 1747 T. Warton Pleasures of Melancholy 16 The taper'd choir, at the midnight hour of Pray'r. 1792 S. Rogers Pleasures Mem. ii. 325 The chanted hymn, the tapered rite. 1831 T. Campbell in Metropolitan July 218 The taper'd pomp—the hallelujah's swell. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.¹1669adj.²1747
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