Australian English Meaning of sconce
sconce
Other Australian English words related to sconce
- Arc lamp
- candelabra
- Candelabrum
- candle
- chandelier
- Torch
- floodlight
- Gaslight
- headlight
- lamp
- lantern
- Lighthouse
- Lighting
- spotlight
- streetlight
- arc lamp
- beacon
- Dark lantern
- flare
- flash
- flashbulb
- Flashcube
- fluorescent light
- Illuminant
- Incandescent light bulb
- kleig light
- Kleig light
- Light bulb
- Sun lamp
- Gasolier
- girandole
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Definitions and Meaning of sconce in English
sconce (n)
a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce
a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light
sconce (p. p.)
A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.
A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion.
A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick.
Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.
A squinch.
A fragment of a floe of ice.
A fixed seat or shelf.
sconce (v. t.)
To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
To mulct; to fine.
FAQs About the word sconce
sconce
a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather, a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate, a candle or flam
Arc lamp,candelabra,Candelabrum,candle,chandelier,Torch,floodlight,Gaslight,headlight,lamp
No antonyms found.
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