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 sconce2: head, skull