The saucer section was a wide plate with tapered edges, her frosty whiteness everywhere reflecting the rings of light from rectangular windows and energy-release points.

If a panel must be cut lengthwise so that one of its tapered edges is removed, place the cut edge against the wall.

A plugging chisel has a tapered edge for cleaning out hardened mortar.

Riker set his light down and took out a prying tool with a tapered edge.

The blades are hand forged with a tapered edge, so they slice into the soil with tremendous ease and self sharpen as you garden.

Never place the tapered edge of a panel against an untapered end, except where panels meet walls.

Never place the tapered edge of a panel against an untapered panel end, except at corners.

The iPhone 3GS retains the design of the 3G, with a glossy plastic back with tapered edges and metal buttons.

That preserves tapered edges and assures support for subsequent panels.

This model is thinner than the original polycarbonate MacBooks, and it made use of a unibody aluminum case with tapered edges.