Definition of "Taper" :

noun: stick of wax with a wick in the middle

noun: a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

noun: the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)

noun: a convex shape that narrows toward a point

verb: diminish gradually

"Interested tapered off."

verb: give a point to

"The candles are tapered."