sconce
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From French esconce (“lantern”), from Latin absconsus (“hidden”), perfect passive participle of abscondō (“hide”).[1][2] Cognate with abscond.
Noun
sconce (plural sconces)
- A light fixture.
- A head or a skull.
See also
Sconce (light fixture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Sconce (light fixture)
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch schans, cognate with German Schanze.[2]
Alternative forms
Noun
sconce (plural sconces)
- A type of small fort or other fortification, especially as built to defend a pass or ford.
Derived terms
Verb
sconce (third-person singular simple present sconces, present participle sconcing, simple past and past participle sconced)
- (obsolete) to impose a fine, a forfeit, or a mulct.
- (obsolete) to shut within a sconce; to imprison.
See also
- Sconce (fortification) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Sconce (fortification)
References
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
- ↑ 2.02.1 ensconce The Lexiteria & alphaDictionary
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