Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - taper
Taper
taper
n. & v. --n. 1 a wick coated with wax etc. for conveying a flame. 2 a slender candle. --v. (often foll. by off) 1 intr. & tr. diminish or reduce in thickness towards one end. 2 tr. & intr. make or become gradually less. Etymology: OE tapur, -or, -er wax candle, f. L PAPYRUS, whose pith was used for candle-wicks
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tapor candle, wick, perhaps modification of Latin papyrus papyrus Date: before 12th century 1. a slender candle, a long waxed wick used especially for lighting candles, lamps, pipes, or fires, a feeble light, 2. a ~ing form or figure, gradual diminution of thickness, diameter, or width in an elongated object, a gradual decrease, II. adjective Date: 15th century progressively narrowed toward one end, furnished with or adjusted to a scale ; graduated , III. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1610 intransitive verb to become progressively smaller toward one end, to diminish gradually, transitive verb to cause to ~, IV. noun Etymology: 1tape Date: circa 1920 one that applies or dispenses tape ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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