n.
Pronunciation: ' skän(t)s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French sconce, *esconse screened candle or lantern, from escunser to hide, obscure, from Old French escons, past participle of escondre to hide, from Vulgar Latin *excondere, alteration of Latin abscondere ― more at ABSCOND
Date: 15th century
1 : a bracket candlestick or group of candlesticks also : an electric light fixture patterned on a candle sconce
2 : HEAD , SKULL