sconce

Etymology 1


From, , from , from , perfect passive participle of. Cognate with.

Noun

 * 1) A fixture for a light, which holds it and provides a screen against wind or against a naked flame or lightbulb.
 * 2) A candlestick (holder for a candle, especially a circular tube, with a brim, into which a candle is inserted), either with a handle for carrying, or with a bracket for attaching to a wall.
 * 1) A candlestick (holder for a candle, especially a circular tube, with a brim, into which a candle is inserted), either with a handle for carrying, or with a bracket for attaching to a wall.
 * 1) A candlestick (holder for a candle, especially a circular tube, with a brim, into which a candle is inserted), either with a handle for carrying, or with a bracket for attaching to a wall.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: аплик
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: nástěnný svícen
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: applique murale,
 * German: Wandlampe, Wandleuchte, Wandleuchter
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: fali lámpa
 * Irish: sconsa
 * Italian:, candeliere da parete
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: applick,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Welsh: goleuddal

Etymology 2
Unclear. Perhaps a use of or, but seemingly older than the latter

Noun

 * 1) A head or a skull.
 * 2) A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
 * 3)  An act of sconcing; very similar to a fine at, though a sconce is the act of issuing a penalty rather than the penalty itself.
 * 1) A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
 * 2)  An act of sconcing; very similar to a fine at, though a sconce is the act of issuing a penalty rather than the penalty itself.
 * 1) A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
 * 2)  An act of sconcing; very similar to a fine at, though a sconce is the act of issuing a penalty rather than the penalty itself.
 * 1)  An act of sconcing; very similar to a fine at, though a sconce is the act of issuing a penalty rather than the penalty itself.
 * 1)  An act of sconcing; very similar to a fine at, though a sconce is the act of issuing a penalty rather than the penalty itself.

Verb

 * 1)  To impose a fine, a forfeit, or a mulct.
 * 2)  During a meal or as part of a drinking game, to announce some (usually outrageous) deed such that anyone who has done it must drink; similar to I have never; commonly associated with crewdates; very similar to fining at.
 * I sconce anyone who has ever…
 * I sconce anyone who has ever…

Etymology 3
Borrowed from, cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) A type of small fort or other fortification, especially as built to defend a pass or ford.
 * 2)  A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
 * 3)  A squinch.
 * 4) A fragment of a floe of ice.
 * 5) A fixed seat or shelf.
 * 1) A fragment of a floe of ice.
 * 2) A fixed seat or shelf.
 * 1) A fixed seat or shelf.

Verb

 * 1)  to shut within a sconce; to imprison.