Thursday 16 May 2013

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Taper

ta-per



noun :: A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.



noun :: Gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object



"Westmacott was standing, as rigid as a statue, in the center of the room, with a lighted taper in her right hand." -- Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

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