Question

defination of tapers​

Answer 1

Answer:

a long waxed wick used especially for lighting is called tapers

Answer 2

Answer:

taper

a slender candle; a gradual decrease: The storm will taper off soon.

Not to be confused with:

tapir – animal resembling swine

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ta·per (tā′pər)

n.

1. A small or very slender candle.

2. A long wax-coated wick used to light candles or gas lamps.

3. A source of feeble light.

4.

a. A gradual decrease in thickness or width of an elongated object.

b. A gradual decrease, as in action or force.