The quality or state of being tapered; tapering form.

A person who carries a taper in a religious service

plural of taperer

The great woolly mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

A tapered self-holding peg or pin used to connect parts together

(idiomatic) To diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc.

plural of taper candle

A long, narrow cylindrical candle that narrows slightly from a wider base to a conical tip.

plural of Luer taper

A standardized system of small-scale fluid fittings used for making leak-free connections between a male-taper fitting and its mating female part on medical and laboratory instruments.