SCONCE


Meaning of SCONCE in English

~ 1

■ noun a candle holder attached to a wall with an ornamental bracket.

Origin

ME (orig. denoting a portable lantern): from OFr. esconse 'lantern' or med. L. sconsa , from L. absconsa (laterna) 'dark (lantern)', from abscondere 'to hide'.

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~ 2

■ noun archaic a small fort or earthwork.

Origin

ME: from Du. schans 'brushwood', from Mid. High Ger. schanze .

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