French Meaning of sconce

applique

Other French words related to applique

Definitions and Meaning of sconce in English

Wordnet

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

Webster

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.

Webster

sconce (v. t.)

To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.

To mulct; to fine.

FAQs About the word sconce

applique

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

Lampe à arc,candélabre,Candélabre,bougie,lustre,Lampe de poche,projecteur,Gaz d'éclairage,phare,lampe

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scomm => escroquerie, scomfit => confondre, scomfish => déconforter, scombroidea => Scombroïdes, scombroid fish => Scombriformes,