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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. (187...
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taper
▪ I. taper, n.1 (ˈteɪpə(r)) Also 1 tapor, -ur; 3–5 tapere, 4–5 tapre, -ur, -ir, 5 -yr, 5–7 tapper, 6 tapar, -ire, 7 tapor, -our. [OE. tapur, -or, -er: not in the cognate langs. According to Kluge, Engl. Stud. XX. 335, a dissimilated form of *papur, ad. L. papyrus, which in glossaries (a 1100) is ren...
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mullein
mullein (ˈmʌlɪn) Forms: 5–6 moleyne, (5 molyn, 6 molin, -en, -ayne), 6 mollen, mulleyn(e, 6–7 mullin, -eine, 6– (8–9 U.S.) mullen, 6– mullein. [a. AF. moleine (F. moulaine, Cotgr.; molène, Littré), perh. a derivative of F. mol soft. Cf. mullet4. The AF. word occurs in the 13th c. gloss ‘Tapsus barba...
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