Definition of sconce

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

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Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion..
Skonce :: Skonce (n.) See Sconce.
Disconcert :: Disconcert (v. t.) To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy..
Misconceiver :: Misconceiver (n.) One who misconceives.
Disconcerting :: Disconcerting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disconcer.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
Misconceiving :: Misconceiving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misconceiv.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game..
Sconce :: Sconce (v. t.) To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
Ensconced :: Ensconced (imp. & p. p.) of Ensconc.
Misconceived :: Misconceived (imp. & p. p.) of Misconceiv.
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..
Ensconce :: Ensconce (v. t.) To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
Embarrassment :: Embarrassment (n.) A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or discomposure of mind, as from not knowing what to do or to say; disconcertedness..
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..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A squinch.
Misconceit :: Misconceit (n.) Misconception.
Blench :: Blench (v. t.) To baffle; to disconcert; to turn away; -- also, to obstruct; to hinder..
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