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sconce
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sconce
v.
protect with a small fort; impose a fine upon a student for a minor infraction of the rules (Archaic)
n.
candleholder or lamp attached to a vertical surface; small separate fort used to defend a location or structure; skull, head; wit, intelligence; fine imposed upon a student for a minor infraction of the rules (Archaic)
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Sconce
Sconce may refer to:
- Sconce (fortification), a military fortification
- Sconce (light fixture)
- Sconcing, imposing a penalty in the form of drink
- Sconce Point on the Isle of Wight
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sconce
Noun
1. a candlestick with a flat side to be hung on the wall
(hypernym) candlestick, candle holder
2. a forbidding stronghold
(synonym) redoubt
(hypernym) stronghold, fastness
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sconcio
adj.
obscene, indecent, improper
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Sconce
(v. t.)
To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
(v. t.)
To mulct; to fine.
To mulct; to fine.
(p. p.)
Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.
Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.
(p. p.)
Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion.
Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion.
(p. p.)
A squinch.
A squinch.
(p. p.)
A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick.
A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick.
(p. p.)
A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
(p. p.)
A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
(p. p.)
A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
(p. p.)
A fragment of a floe of ice.
A fragment of a floe of ice.
(p. p.)
A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.
A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.
(p. p.)
A fixed seat or shelf.
A fixed seat or shelf.
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