p.p. a fixed seat or shelf.
2. sconce ·p.p. a poll tax; a mulct or fine.
3. sconce ·p.p. a fragment of a floe of ice.
4. sconce ·p.p. a squinch.
5. sconce ·p.p. a hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
6. sconce ·p.p. a fortification, or work for defense; a fort.
7. sconce ·p.p. a piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
8. sconce ·p.p. fig.: the head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion.
9. sconce ·vt to mulct; to fine.
10. sconce ·p.p. hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.
11. sconce ·vt to shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
12. sconce ·p.p. a protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick.