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Definition: HIG-TAPER

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A plant of the genus Verbascum (V. Thapsus); the common mullein. [Also high-taper and hag-taper.].[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Hig-taper" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Hig-taper \Hig"-ta`per\, noun. [Compare to Hag-taper.]. (references)

Definition: HIG-TAPER

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A plant of the genus Verbascum (V. Thapsus); the common mullein. [Also high-taper and hag-taper.].[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "HIG-TAPER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Hig-taper \Hig"-ta`per\, noun. [Compare to Hag-taper.]. (references)