[n] stick of wax with a wick in the middle
[n] a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
[n] the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
[n] a convex shape that narrows toward a point
[v] diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"
[v] give a point to; "The candles are tapered"