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Definition of Sconce
1. Noun. A shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather.
2. Noun. A small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate.
3. Noun. A candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce.
4. Noun. A decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light.
Definition of Sconce
1. n. A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.
2. v. t. To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
Definition of Sconce
1. Noun. A light fixture. ¹
2. Noun. A head or a skull. ¹
3. Noun. A type of small fort or other fortification, especially as built to defend a pass or ford. ¹
4. Verb. (obsolete) to impose a fine, a forfeit, or a mulct. ¹
5. Verb. (obsolete) to shut within a sconce; to imprison. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sconce
1. to fine [v SCONCED, SCONCING, SCONCES] - See also: fine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sconce
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