Definition of sconce

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Sconce (p. p.) A fortification, or work for defense; a fort..

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Mistaken :: Mistaken (p.a.) Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken..
Disconcert :: Disconcert (v. t.) To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of; to discompose; to abash.
Mistakable :: Mistakable (a.) Liable to be mistaken; capable of being misconceived.
Embarrass :: Embarrass (v. t.) To hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action by something which impedes or confuses mental action; to perplex; to discompose; to disconcert; as, laughter may embarrass an orator..
Baffling :: Baffling (a.) Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks..
Mistake :: Mistake (v. t.) To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A fortification, or work for defense; a fort..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted..
Insconce :: Insconce (v. t.) See Ensconce.
Bash :: Bash (v. t. & i.) To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
Disconcerting :: Disconcerting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disconcer.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A fragment of a floe of ice.
Disconcertion :: Disconcertion (n.) The act of disconcerting, or state of being disconcerted; discomposure; perturbation..
Ensconce :: Ensconce (v. t.) To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal..
Abash :: Abash (v. t.) To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit..
Mistake :: Mistake (n.) An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
Misconceived :: Misconceived (imp. & p. p.) of Misconceiv.
Misprision :: Misprision (n.) The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game..
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