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taper candle
n. A narrow long cylindrical candle that narrows slightly from a wider base to conical tip
Usage examples of "taper candle".
The priest also came and blessed her and prayed with her awhile as a single taper candle burned down to its clay sconce.
A handwritten number in a metal holder sat at the center of thetable, next to an arrangement of flowers with a taper candle.