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Sconce

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Meaning

Noun

●
In Light sources:
  • A
    for a
    , which
    and provides a
    against
    or against a
    or
    bulb.
  • A
    (holder for a
    , especially a
    , with a
    , into which a
    is
    ), either with a
    for
    , or with a
    for
    to a wall.
    • ●
    A
    or a skull.
    ●
    A
    ; a
    or fine.
    ●
    In Universities & Light sources:
    An
    of
    ; very
    to a
    at Cambridge University, though a
    is the
    of
    a
    the
    itself.
    ●
    A type of small
    or other
    , especially
    to
    a
    or ford.
    ●
    A
    for
    and
    ; a stall.
    ●
    In Architecture:
    A squinch.
    ●
    A
    of a
    of ice.
    ●
    A
    or shelf.

    Verb

    ●
    To
    a
    , a
    , or a mulct.
    ●
    In Universities:
    During a
    or as part of a
    , to
    some (usually
    )
    anyone who has
    must
    ;
    to I have never;
    associated with
    ; very
    to
    at Cambridge University.
    ●
    to
    within a
    ; to imprison.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    sconce
    English
    arrow
    esconce
    French
    arrow
    absconsus
    Latin
    schans
    Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)
    Sourced from
    Etym

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