Definition of sconce

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Sconce (p. p.) A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.

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Misprision :: Misprision (n.) The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.
Insconce :: Insconce (v. t.) See Ensconce.
Baffling :: Baffling (a.) Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks..
Impertrubable :: Impertrubable (a.) Incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted; as, imperturbable gravity..
Disconcert :: Disconcert (v. t.) To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of; to discompose; to abash.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion..
Misunderstanding :: Misunderstanding (n.) Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick..
Sconce :: Sconce (v. t.) To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A fixed seat or shelf.
Blench :: Blench (v. t.) To baffle; to disconcert; to turn away; -- also, to obstruct; to hinder..
Confusion :: Confusion (n.) The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation; shame.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game..
Misconceived :: Misconceived (imp. & p. p.) of Misconceiv.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
Disconcert :: Disconcert (v. t.) To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy..
Skonce :: Skonce (n.) See Sconce.
Ensconce :: Ensconce (v. t.) To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal..
Browbeating :: Browbeating (n.) The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions..
Disconcerted :: Disconcerted (imp. & p. p.) of Disconcer.
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