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taperstick

taperstick noun: a miniature candlestick.

Noun

taperstick (plural tapersticks)

  1. A miniature candlestick.
    • It would appear that candlesticks and their smaller accessories, tapersticks, did not come within the scope of the glass-maker until shortly after Ravenscroft's discovery of glass-of-lead, and it is probable that the baluster type stem, and its heavy, solid knopping, suggested a convenient stem...1960, E. M. Elville, English tableglass, page 125

Forms of taperstick

pluraltapersticks

Origin of taperstick

From taper + stick.

Questions about taperstick

What does taperstick mean?
Taperstick means a miniature candlestick.
What part of speech is taperstick?
Taperstick is a noun.
What is the plural of taperstick?
The plural of taperstick is tapersticks.

Words near taperstick in the dictionary

  1. taperly
  2. tapermaker
  3. taperness
  4. tapers
  5. tapers off
  6. taperstick
  7. tapersticks
  8. tapertail
  9. tapertails
  10. taperwise
  11. tapes

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