sconce

/skɒns//skɑns/

noun

  1. 1

    A fixture for a light.

  2. 2

    A head or a skull.

  3. 3

    A poll tax; a mulct or fine.

  4. 4

    A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.

verb

  1. 1

    To impose a fine, a forfeit, or a mulct.

noun

  1. 1

    A type of small fort or other fortification, especially as built to defend a pass or ford.

  2. 2

    A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.

  3. 3

    The circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.

  4. 4

    A squinch.

  5. 5

    A fragment of a floe of ice.

  6. 6

    A fixed seat or shelf.

verb

  1. 1

    To shut within a sconce; to imprison.

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