English
taperwise
From taper + -wise.
Formed from taper + -wise
Old English tapor ‘taper, candle, wick of a lamp’
Middle English taper ‘taper (thin candle)’
English taper
Today it means
adj tapering
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “taperwise”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / taperwise