taper
English
/ˈteɪpə/, /ˈteɪpɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle
- (by extension) a small light.
- A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object
- A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English taper inherited from Old English tapor (taper, candle, wick of a lamp).
Origin
Old English
tapor
Gloss
taper, candle, wick of a lamp
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hag English
- hag-taper English
- multitaper English
- nanotaper English
- stick English
- tail English
- taperer English
- taperless English
- taperlike English
- taperness English
- taperstick English
- tapertail English
- taperwise English
- *papīlus Latin
- papyrus Latin
- papȳrus Latin
- Papier German
- papiros Hungarian
- πάπυρος Ancient Greek
- tapor Old English
- taper Middle English
- papier Old French
- papier Middle High German
- pappir Middle Low German
- papier Old Occitan
- paper Old Catalan