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Taper :: Taper (v. i.) To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end..

Broach :: Broach (n.) A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper..

Bergamot :: Bergamot (n.) A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair; -- said to have been invented at Bergamo, Italy. Encyc. Brit..

Harmonica :: Harmonica (n.) A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers..

Endoparasite :: Endoparasite (n.) Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; -- opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozoon..

Tapering :: Tapering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tape.

Rat :: Rat (n.) A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their natural hair..

Suprastapedial :: Suprastapedial (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, that part of the columella of the ear which projects above the connection with the stapes, as in many animals..

Belemnite :: Belemnite (n.) A conical calcareous fossil, tapering to a point at the lower extremity, with a conical cavity at the other end, where it is ordinarily broken; but when perfect it contains a small chambered cone, called the phragmocone, prolonged, on one side, into a delicate concave blade; the thunderstone. It is the internal shell of a cephalopod related to the sepia, and belonging to an extinct family. The belemnites are found in rocks of the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages..

Tribolet :: Tribolet (n.) A tapering mandrel.

Terete :: Terete (a.) Cylindrical and slightly tapering; columnar, as some stems of plants..

Platyelminthes :: Platyelminthes (n. pl.) A class of helminthes including the cestodes, or tapeworms, the trematodes, and the turbellarians. Called also flatworms..

Tapered :: Tapered (imp. & p. p.) of Tape.

Spindletail :: Spindle-shaped (a.) Thickest in the middle, and tapering to both ends; fusiform; -- applied chiefly to roots..

Tapeline :: Tapeline (n.) A painted tape, marked with linear dimensions, as inches, feet, etc., and often inclosed in a case, -- used for measuring..

Hanging :: Hanging (n.) That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural..

Obelisk :: Obelisk (n.) An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom..

Brocatel :: Brocatel (n.) A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc..

Graduated :: Graduated (a.) Tapered; -- said of a bird's tail when the outer feathers are shortest, and the others successively longer..

Galloon :: Galloon (n.) A narrow tapelike fabric used for binding hats, shoes, etc., -- sometimes made ornamental..

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