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sconce
1[skons]
noun
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
the hole or socket of a candlestick, for holding the candle.
sconce
2[skons]
noun
Fortification.a small detached fort or defense work, as to defend a pass, bridge, etc.
a protective screen or shelter.
verb (used with object)
Fortification.to protect with a sconce.
Obsolete.to protect; shelter.
sconce
3[skons]
verb (used with object)
(at English universities, especially formerly) to fine (an undergraduate) for a breach of rules or etiquette.
noun
a fine so imposed.
sconce
4[skons]
noun
the head or skull.
sense or wit.
sconce
1/ ɒԲ /
verb
to challenge (a fellow student) on the grounds of a social misdemeanour to drink a large quantity of beer without stopping
obsoleteto fine (a student) for some minor misdemeanour
noun
the act of sconcing
a mug or tankard used in sconcing
sconce
2/ ɒԲ /
noun
a bracket fixed to a wall for holding candles or lights
a flat candlestick with a handle
sconce
3/ ɒԲ /
noun
the head or skull
sense, brain, or wit
sconce
4/ ɒԲ /
noun
a small protective fortification, such as an earthwork
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Example Sentences
George G. Green built for his daughter in 1912, was full of intact original details, like decorative tiles in the faculty bathroom, bronze sconces in the hallways and an old intercom system.
Original cast-iron sconces, iron handrails and chandeliers remained in the house, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
With limited economic resources, he began scouring online marketplaces to surround his Murphy bed with a cheap wooden table, a budget chandelier, battery-powered candles and modest wall sconces.
You don’t see these as much as you used to, but sconces are both a beautiful addition to a room and provide excellent ambient light.
Upstairs in the living room, she repainted window frames, switched out a wall sconce, and added a projector screen.
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