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Meaning of 'sconce' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sconce [ p. p.]
- A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.
- A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
- A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
- Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion.
- A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
- A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick.
- Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.
- A squinch.
- A fragment of a floe of ice.
- A fixed seat or shelf.
2 . Sconce [ v. t.]
- To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
- To mulct; to fine.

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