Sconce

·p.p. A fixed seat or shelf.

II. Sconce ·p.p. A poll tax; a mulct or fine.

III. Sconce ·p.p. A fragment of a floe of ice.

IV. Sconce ·p.p. A Squinch.

V. Sconce ·p.p. A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.

VI. Sconce ·p.p. A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.

VII. Sconce ·p.p. A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.

VIII. Sconce ·p.p. Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion.

IX. Sconce ·vt To Mulct; to Fine.

X. Sconce ·p.p. Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.

XI. Sconce ·vt To shut up in a sconce; to Imprison; to Insconce.

XII. Sconce ·p.p. A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick.