"taper candle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: taper candles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} taper candle (plural taper candles)
  1. A long, narrow cylindrical candle that narrows slightly from a wider base to a conical tip. Coordinate_terms: votive candle
    Sense id: en-taper_candle-en-noun-rsxSYtmE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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