† taperingn.¹

Etymology: < taper n.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

Obsolete.

The using of tapers.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > consumables > candle or light > [noun] > use of

tapering1599

1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 140 Willing by his Testament to bee buried in the night without their attending, tapering, censing or singing.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

taperingn.²

Etymology: < taper v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtapering.

The action of taper v. in various senses; concrete a thing or part that tapers. Also tapering-off.attributive, as tapering principle = taper principle n. at taper adj. Compounds 2; so tapering system, etc.

ΘΚΠ

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

tapering1610

taperness1736

taper1793

snape1794

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > [noun] > tapered object

tapering1610

taper1882

1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. iii. 6 The boaling, spreading,..and tapering of trees.

1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ii. 30 The screw-plate will after it gets a little below the tapering go no further, but work and wear off the thred again it made about the tapering.

1884 F. O. Bower & D. H. Scott tr. H. A. de Bary Compar. Anat. Phanerogams & Ferns 485 Those [cells]..must further show a conical tapering.

1890 L. C. D'Oyle Notches Rough Edge Life 186 It will take you months of steady tapering down.

1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. iv. 124 The question of ‘tapering-off’, in abandoning such habits as drink and opium-indulgence, comes in here.

1930 M. Clark Home Trade 70 Where it is necessary to transfer the goods in transit from one railway to another, the tapering principle is not interfered with.

1955 A. Koestler Trail of Dinosaur 136 The Jews alone among the varied European immigrant population have resisted this ‘tapering off’ process.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

taperingadj.

Etymology: -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtapering.

That tapers; taper.

ΘΚΠ

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

taper1496

rush-grown1545

taper-fashion1545

taperinga1625

tapered1669

gradual1739

diminishing1842

a1625 H. Mainwaring Nomenclator Navalis (Harl. 2301) (at cited word) I have seene in Flemings the Top saile Tapering.

1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 35 Insects with large Heads and small tapering Bodies.

1787 A. Clarke in Life (1863) iv. 33 After the tapering thread of life is spun out.

1807 C. Hutton Course Math. (ed. 5) II. 267 A piece of tapering timber.

1893 H. P. Liddon et al. Life E. B. Pusey I. i. 5 Long hands and tapering fingers.

Derivatives

ˈtaperingly adv. in a tapering manner.

ΘΚΠ

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

taperwisec1450

taper-fashion1545

taperly1802

taperingly1878

1878 H. S. Wilson Alpine Ascents iii. 92 As a champagne bottle has to be taperingly elongated.

1883 C. Robson in Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip May 106 The posterior portion of the abdomen beyond the cornua prolonged taperingly considerably.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

n.¹1599

n.²1610

adj.a1625

单词	tapering
释义	† taperingn.¹ Etymology: < taper n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Obsolete. The using of tapers.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > consumables > candle or light > [noun] > use of tapering1599 1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 140 Willing by his Testament to bee buried in the night without their attending, tapering, censing or singing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2019). taperingn.² Etymology: < taper v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtapering. The action of taper v. in various senses; concrete a thing or part that tapers. Also tapering-off.attributive, as tapering principle = taper principle n. at taper adj. Compounds 2; so tapering system, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > [noun] tapering1610 taperness1736 taper1793 snape1794 the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > [noun] > tapered object tapering1610 taper1882 1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. iii. 6 The boaling, spreading,..and tapering of trees. 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ii. 30 The screw-plate will after it gets a little below the tapering go no further, but work and wear off the thred again it made about the tapering. 1884 F. O. Bower & D. H. Scott tr. H. A. de Bary Compar. Anat. Phanerogams & Ferns 485 Those [cells]..must further show a conical tapering. 1890 L. C. D'Oyle Notches Rough Edge Life 186 It will take you months of steady tapering down. 1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. iv. 124 The question of ‘tapering-off’, in abandoning such habits as drink and opium-indulgence, comes in here. 1930 M. Clark Home Trade 70 Where it is necessary to transfer the goods in transit from one railway to another, the tapering principle is not interfered with. 1955 A. Koestler Trail of Dinosaur 136 The Jews alone among the varied European immigrant population have resisted this ‘tapering off’ process. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2019). taperingadj. Etymology: -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtapering. That tapers; taper. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > [adjective] taper1496 rush-grown1545 taper-fashion1545 taperinga1625 tapered1669 gradual1739 diminishing1842 a1625 H. Mainwaring Nomenclator Navalis (Harl. 2301) (at cited word) I have seene in Flemings the Top saile Tapering. 1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 35 Insects with large Heads and small tapering Bodies. 1787 A. Clarke in Life (1863) iv. 33 After the tapering thread of life is spun out. 1807 C. Hutton Course Math. (ed. 5) II. 267 A piece of tapering timber. 1893 H. P. Liddon et al. Life E. B. Pusey I. i. 5 Long hands and tapering fingers. Derivatives ˈtaperingly adv. in a tapering manner. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > [adverb] taperwisec1450 taper-fashion1545 taperly1802 taperingly1878 1878 H. S. Wilson Alpine Ascents iii. 92 As a champagne bottle has to be taperingly elongated. 1883 C. Robson in Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip May 106 The posterior portion of the abdomen beyond the cornua prolonged taperingly considerably. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.¹1599n.²1610adj.a1625
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