Associations to the word «Sconce»

Pictures for the word «Sconce»

Wiktionary

SCONCE, noun. A light fixture.
SCONCE, noun. A head or a skull.
SCONCE, noun. A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
SCONCE, noun. A piece of armour for the head; headpiece; helmet.
SCONCE, verb. (obsolete) to impose a fine, a forfeit, or a mulct.
SCONCE, noun. A type of small fort or other fortification, especially as built to defend a pass or ford.
SCONCE, noun. (obsolete) A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
SCONCE, noun. The circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.
SCONCE, noun. (architecture) A squinch.
SCONCE, noun. A fragment of a floe of ice.
SCONCE, noun. A fixed seat or shelf.
SCONCE, verb. (obsolete) to shut within a sconce; to imprison.

Dictionary definition

SCONCE, noun. A shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather.
SCONCE, noun. A small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate.
SCONCE, noun. A candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce.
SCONCE, noun. A decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light.

Wise words

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