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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 /
noun
- a bracket fixed to a wall for holding candles or lights
- a flat candlestick with a handle
sconce
2/ ɒԲ /
noun
- a small protective fortification, such as an earthwork
sconce
3/ ɒԲ /
verb
- to challenge (a fellow student) on the grounds of a social misdemeanour to drink a large quantity of beer without stopping
- obsolete.to fine (a student) for some minor misdemeanour
noun
- the act of sconcing
- a mug or tankard used in sconcing
sconce
4/ ɒԲ /
noun
- the head or skull
- sense, brain, or wit
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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.
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.
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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