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Blench :: Blench (v. t.) To baffle; to disconcert; to turn away; -- also, to obstruct; to hinder..

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..

Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.

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..

Disconcerted :: Disconcerted (imp. & p. p.) of Disconcer.

Disconcert :: Disconcert (v. t.) To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of; to discompose; to abash.

Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A fixed seat or shelf.

Sconced :: Sconced (imp. & p. p.) of Sconc.

Misconceiving :: Misconceiving (p. pr. & vb. n.) 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..

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

Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A poll tax; a mulct or fine.

Misconceit :: Misconceit (n.) Misconception.

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

Mistake :: Mistake (n.) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it..

Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A fortification, or work for defense; a fort..

Misconception :: Misconception (n.) Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong understanding.

Insconce :: Insconce (v. t.) See Ensconce.

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..

Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion..

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