Definition of sconce

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Sconce (p. p.) A fragment of a floe of ice.

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Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A fixed seat or shelf.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion..
Blench :: Blench (v. t.) To baffle; to disconcert; to turn away; -- also, to obstruct; to hinder..
Disconcertion :: Disconcertion (n.) The act of disconcerting, or state of being disconcerted; discomposure; perturbation..
Disconcerting :: Disconcerting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disconcer.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
Impertrubable :: Impertrubable (a.) Incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted; as, imperturbable gravity..
Mistakable :: Mistakable (a.) Liable to be mistaken; capable of being misconceived.
Mistake :: Mistake (n.) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it..
Misconception :: Misconception (n.) Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong understanding.
Misconceived :: Misconceived (imp. & p. p.) of Misconceiv.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick..
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..
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..
Ensconce :: Ensconce (v. t.) To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal..
Mistaken :: Mistaken (p.a.) Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken..
Misunderstanding :: Misunderstanding (n.) Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.
Misconceive :: Misconceive (v. t. & i.) To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend.
Baffle :: Baffle (v. t.) To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or defeat; to thwart..
Ensconced :: Ensconced (imp. & p. p.) of Ensconc.
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