taperness

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English

Etymology

From taper +‎ -ness.

Noun

taperness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being tapered; tapering form.
    • written a. 1763, William Shenstone, "On Taste", collected in Essays on Men and Manners
      A Corinthian pillar has some beauty dependent on its variety and smoothness; which I would call absolute; it has also a relative beauty, dependent on its taperness and foliage

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