TAPER

taper. Taper, n. a light, waxcandle; a. sloping regularly

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Ta″per (?), n. [[AS. tapur, tapor, taper; cf. Ir. tapar, W. tampr.]] 1. 1. A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.
Get me a taper in my study, Lucius. Shak. 2. 2. A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire.