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1. (n.) sconce
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
2. (n.) sconce
a small detached fort or defensive work, as to defend a gate or bridge.
3. (n.) sconce
the head or skull.
4. sconce
sense or wit.
Etymology: (1560–70)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sconce
a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
2. (noun) sconce
a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
3. (noun) sconce
a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce
4. (noun) sconce
a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. sconce
a fortification, or work for defense; a fort
2. sconce
a hut for protection and shelter; a stall
3. sconce
a piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet
4. sconce
fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion
5. sconce
a poll tax; a mulct or fine
6. sconce
a protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick
7. sconce
hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted
8. sconce
a squinch
9. sconce
a fragment of a floe of ice
10. sconce
a fixed seat or shelf
11. (verb) sconce
to shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce
12. (verb) sconce
to mulct; to fine
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