Definition of sconce

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

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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..
Disconcert :: Disconcert (n.) Want of concert; disagreement.
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..
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..
Misunderstand :: Misunderstand (v. t.) To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.
Insconce :: Insconce (v. t.) See Ensconce.
Misconceiver :: Misconceiver (n.) One who misconceives.
Sconced :: Sconced (imp. & p. p.) of Sconc.
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.
Misapprehension :: Misapprehension (n.) A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning of a fact; misconception; misunderstanding.
Ensconced :: Ensconced (imp. & p. p.) of Ensconc.
Disconcertion :: Disconcertion (n.) The act of disconcerting, or state of being disconcerted; discomposure; perturbation..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A squinch.
Misunderstanding :: Misunderstanding (n.) Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A fragment of a floe of ice.
Baffle :: Baffle (v. t.) To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or defeat; to thwart..
Skonce :: Skonce (n.) See Sconce.
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