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sconce

2 entries found.

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


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