taper
noun
- 1
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- 2
a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
- 3
the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
- 4
a convex shape that narrows toward a point
verb
- 1
diminish gradually
Interested tapered off
- 2
give a point to
The candles are tapered
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