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• TAPER (probably of Celtic origin, cf. Irish tapar, Welsh tampr, taper, torch)

TAPER (probably of See also:

• CELTIC

Celtic origin, cf. Irish tapar, Welsh tampr, taper, See also:

• TORCH (O. Fr. torche, from Med. Lat. tortia, derived from tortus, twisted, torquere, to twist)

torch)  , a smhll thin See also:

• CANDLE (Lat. candela, from candere, to glow)

candle of See also:

• TALLOW (M.E. talugh, talg, cf. Du. talk, L. Ger. talg ; the connexion with O.E. taelg, dye, or Goth, tulgus, firm, is doubtful)

tallow or See also:

• WAX

wax (see CANDLE); from itS See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early shape, in which the circumference of the See also:

• TOP (cf. Dan. top, Ger. Topf, also meaning pot)

top was smaller than that of the See also:

• BASE

base, the word came to be used in the sense of " slender," particularly of something diminishing in See also:

• SIZE

size at one end . In See also:

• ARCHITECTURE (Lat. architectura, from the Gr. ap)(LTEKrwv, a master-builder)

architecture the word is used of the See also:

• GRADUAL (Med. Lat. gradualis, of or belonging to steps or degrees; gradus, step)

gradual diminishing of a See also:

• SPIRE

spire or See also:

• COLUMN (Lat. columna)

column as it rises . The spire tapers almost to a point, where it is terminated by a See also:

• FINIAL (a variant of " final "; Lat. finis, end)

finial or See also:

• VANE (formerly spelt " fane," i.e. pennon, flag; cf. Ger. Feline, Du. vaan, Fr. girouette, Ital. banderuola, Ger. Wellerfahne)
• VANE, SIR HENRY (1589-1654)
• VANE, SIR HENRY (1613-1662)

vane: the column tapers only to a less See also:

• DIAMETER (from the Cr. &a, through, µErpov, measure)

diameter at the top, and as a See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general See also:

• RULE

rule the more See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient the column the greater its diminution or See also:

• TAPER (probably of Celtic origin, cf. Irish tapar, Welsh tampr, taper, torch)

taper; thus in one of the early temples at See also:

• SELINUS (EeXsvoiis)

Selinus in See also:

• SICILY (Ital. Sicilia)

Sicily the upper diameter is about See also:

• HALF

half the See also:

• LOWER

lower diameter, while in the See also:

• PARTHENON (HapOevwv)

Parthenon it is about one-fifth .