n.
Function: adjective
Date: 15th century
1 : progressively narrowed toward one end
2 : furnished with or adjusted to a scale : GRADUATED < taper freight rates>
n.
Function: adjective
Date: 15th century
1 : progressively narrowed toward one end
2 : furnished with or adjusted to a scale : GRADUATED < taper freight rates>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012