Main Entry: ¹sconce

Pronunciation: \ˈskän(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