[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tapered \ta"pered\, a.
   lighted with a taper or tapers; as, a tapered choir. r.
   --t. warton.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

taper \ta"per\, v. i. imp.  p. p. tapered; p. pr.  vb. n.
   tapering.
   to become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf
   tapers toward one end.
   1913 webster
see also:
tapered tapering 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tapered
     adj 1: gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire"
            syn: tapering
     2: becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers";
        "trousers with tapered legs" syn: tapering, narrowing
see also:
tapering narrowing 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

33 moby thesaurus words for "tapered":
   acanthoid, acanthous, acicular, acuate, aculeate, aculeiform,
   acuminate, acute, barbed, cone-shaped, cornuted, cusped, cuspidate,
   hispid, horned, horny, mucronate, needle-pointed, needle-sharp,
   pointed, pronged, sharp-pointed, spiculate, spiked, spiky, spined,
   spinous, spiny, taper, tapering, tined, toothed, unbated

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