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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Disconcerting :: Disconcerting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disconcer.
Misunderstand :: Misunderstand (v. t.) To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.
Misconception :: Misconception (n.) Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong understanding.
Disconcerted :: Disconcerted (imp. & p. p.) of Disconcer.
Blench :: Blench (v. t.) To baffle; to disconcert; to turn away; -- also, to obstruct; to hinder..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A squinch.
Ensconce :: Ensconce (v. t.) To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal..
Misconceiver :: Misconceiver (n.) One who misconceives.
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..
Bash :: Bash (v. t. & i.) To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted..
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..
Insconce :: Insconce (v. t.) See Ensconce.
Mistake :: Mistake (n.) An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
Misconceived :: Misconceived (imp. & p. p.) of Misconceiv.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion..
Ensconced :: Ensconced (imp. & p. p.) of Ensconc.
Mistaken :: Mistaken (p.a.) Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken..
Squinsy :: Squinch (n.) A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; -- called also sconce, and sconcheon..
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