taperwise, adv.
(ˈteɪpəwaɪz)
[f. taper n.1 + -wise: cf. taper-fashion.]
In the manner of a taper; with gradual diminution of thickness towards one end.
| a 1450 Fysshynge wyth an Angle (1883) 8 Then shaue the stafe and make hyt tapur wyys waxing [1496 Bk. St. Albans tapre wexe]. 1575 Laneham Lett. (1871) 6 Eache with hiz syluery Trumpet of a fiue foot long, foormed Taper⁓wyse. 1601 Holland Pliny I. 392 The scape or stalk..not aboue 10 cubits in height, growing taper-wise, small and sharp in the top. 1609 C. Butler Fem. Mon. v. (1623) M j, A handfull..of Boughes with hearbs, bound taper-wise together. 1727 Bradley's Fam. Dict. s.v. Dog. His tail or stern strong set on, waxing Taper-wise towards the top. |