Sconce



ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A fragment of a floe of ice.
2.
A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.
3.
A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
4.
A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
5.
(FIGURATIVE) The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion.
6.
A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
7.
A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick.
8.
Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.
9.
A fixed seat or shelf.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
1.
To mulct, to fine
2.
A squinch