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sconce

1

[ skons ]

noun

  1. a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
  2. the hole or socket of a candlestick, for holding the candle.


sconce

2

[ skons ]

noun

  1. Fortification. a small detached fort or defense work, as to defend a pass, bridge, etc.
  2. a protective screen or shelter.

verb (used with object)

sconced, sconcing.
  1. Fortification. to protect with a sconce.
  2. Obsolete. to protect; shelter.

sconce

3

[ skons ]

verb (used with object)

sconced, sconcing.
  1. (at English universities, especially formerly) to fine (an undergraduate) for a breach of rules or etiquette.

noun

  1. a fine so imposed.

sconce

4

[ skons ]

noun

  1. the head or skull.
  2. sense or wit.

sconce

1

/ ɒԲ /

noun

  1. a bracket fixed to a wall for holding candles or lights
  2. a flat candlestick with a handle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sconce

2

/ ɒԲ /

noun

  1. a small protective fortification, such as an earthwork
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sconce

3

/ ɒԲ /

verb

  1. to challenge (a fellow student) on the grounds of a social misdemeanour to drink a large quantity of beer without stopping
  2. obsolete.
    to fine (a student) for some minor misdemeanour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of sconcing
  2. a mug or tankard used in sconcing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sconce

4

/ ɒԲ /

noun

  1. the head or skull
  2. sense, brain, or wit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sconce1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English sconce, sconse, from Old French esconce, or directly from Medieval Latin ōԲ, shortening of abōԲ, noun use of feminine past participle of abscondere “to conceal”; abscond

Origin of sconce2

First recorded in 1565–75; from Dutch schans, from German Schanze “entrenchment, fieldwork,” originally “bundle of sticks or wood; fagot”; ensconce ( def )

Origin of sconce3

First recorded in 1610–20; origin uncertain

Origin of sconce4

First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sconce1

C14: from Old French esconse hiding place, lantern, or from Late Latin sconsa, from absconsa dark lantern

Origin of sconce2

C16: from Dutch schans, from Middle High German schanze bundle of brushwood

Origin of sconce3

C17: of obscure origin

Origin of sconce4

C16: probably jocular use of sconce 1
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Example Sentences

Original cast-iron sconces, iron handrails and chandeliers remained in the house, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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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.

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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.

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Upstairs in the living room, she repainted window frames, switched out a wall sconce, and added a projector screen.

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If you don’t have upper cabinets, one way to do this is to install simple sconces or pendants that project light down to the counters.

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