SCONCE (10)

Meaning of SCONCE (10) in English

(p. p.) A fixed seat or shelf.

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SCONCE — I. noun see: abscond Date: 15th century a bracket candlestick or group of candlesticks, head , skull , II. noun …
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SCONCE — I. ˈskän(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sconse, sconce, from Middle French esconse hiding place, screened lantern with …
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SCONCE — (p. p.) A fragment of a floe of ice.
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SCONCE — (p. p.) A squinch.
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SCONCE — (p. p.) Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.
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SCONCE — (p. p.) A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or …
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SCONCE — (p. p.) A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
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SCONCE — (p. p.) Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion.
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SCONCE — (p. p.) A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
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SCONCE — (p. p.) A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
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SCONCE — (p. p.) A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.
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SCONCE — ( v. t. ) To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCONCE — ( v. t. ) To mulct; to fine.
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SCONCE — ( p. p. ) Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.
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SCONCE — ( p. p. ) Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion.
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SCONCE — ( p. p. ) A squinch.
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SCONCE — ( p. p. ) A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed …
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SCONCE — ( p. p. ) A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
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10 — the upper end of a rating scale, with 10 indicating the best or a perfect score: That new novel is …
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SCONCE — sconce 1 /skons/ , n. 1. a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, …
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SCONCE — I. ˈskän(t)s noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French sconce, *esconse screened candle or lantern, from escunser to hide, obscure, from …
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SCONCE — p.p. a fixed seat or shelf. 2. sconce ·p.p. a poll tax; a mulct or fine. 3. sconce ·p.p. a …
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SCONCE — [sconce] n [ME, fr. MF esconse screened lantern, fr. OF, fr. fem. of escons, pp. of escondre to hide, fr. …
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SCONCE — sconce BrE AmE skɒn t s AmE skɑːn t s ▷ sconced skɒn t st AmE skɑːn t st ▷ …
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SCONCE — sconce /skɒns $ skɑːns/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: esconse 'screen for …
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SCONCE — ( sconces) A sconce is a decorated object that holds candles or an electric light, and that is attached to …
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SCONCE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Athelstan led Cranston round the church, stopped, and told the coroner to wait until he …
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SCONCE — The head, probably as being the fort and citadel of a man: from SCONCE, an old name for a fort, …
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SCONCE — I сущ. 1) уст. убежище, укрытие 2) воен. блокгауз, отдельное укрепление II сущ. 1) канделябр; бра Syn : candelabrum, girandole …
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SCONCE — _I _n. 1> _уст. убежище, приют; укрытие 2> _воен. шанец, отдельное укрепление _II _n. 1> канделябр; бра 2> подсвечник _III …
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SCONCE — I n. 1. уст. убежище, приют; укрытие 2. воен. шанец, отдельное укрепление II n. 1. канделябр; бра 2. подсвечник III …
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SCONCE — I сущ. 1) уст. убежище, укрытие 2) воен. блокгауз, отдельное укрепление II сущ. 1) канделябр; бра Syn : candelabrum, girandole …
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