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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Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game..
Disconcertion :: Disconcertion (n.) The act of disconcerting, or state of being disconcerted; discomposure; perturbation..
Sconce :: Sconce (v. t.) To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
Misconceit :: Misconceit (n.) Misconception.
Misunderstand :: Misunderstand (v. t.) To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.
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..
Confuse :: Confuse (v. t.) To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession.
Misconceiving :: Misconceiving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misconceiv.
Insconce :: Insconce (v. t.) See Ensconce.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A fragment of a floe of ice.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion..
Disconcert :: Disconcert (n.) Want of concert; disagreement.
Impertrubable :: Impertrubable (a.) Incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted; as, imperturbable gravity..
Baffling :: Baffling (a.) Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
Misapprehension :: Misapprehension (n.) A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning of a fact; misconception; misunderstanding.
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..
Ensconce :: Ensconce (v. t.) To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal..
Disconcerting :: Disconcerting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disconcer.
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