taperer

noun

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)

a convex shape that narrows toward a point

verb

give a point to

diminish gradually

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