Shaped and Tapered

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Shaped adjective - Having the shape of.

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Tapered and shaped are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tapered" instead an adjective "Shaped".

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Tapered adjective - Becoming gradually narrower.

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Shaped and tapered are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shaped" instead an adjective "Tapered".

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By the fifteenth century the wooden shaft of heavy lances had a tapered profile that got thicker near the butt end, and had an hourglass-shaped handgrip.

Source: Useful Notes / European Swordsmanship
The 14th century added a funnel-shaped handguard called the 'vamplate', and by the 15th century heavy lances were being made with an hourglass-style shaped handgrip, such that the shaft was thick on either side of the grip and tapered towards the butt and point.

Source: Analysis / Jousting Lance

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