Sconce
WordNet

noun


(1)   A forbidding stronghold
(2)   A candlestick with a flat side to be hung on the wall
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Etymology 1


From , from ,
form of .

Cognate to .

Noun



  1. A light fixture (see sconce (light fixture)).
  2. A head or a skull.

Verb



  1. to impose a fine, a forfeit, or a mulct.
  2. to shut within a sconce; to imprison.
 
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