Definition of sconce

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Sconce (p. p.) A poll tax; a mulct or fine.

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Disconcertion :: Disconcertion (n.) The act of disconcerting, or state of being disconcerted; discomposure; perturbation..
Misconceit :: Misconceit (n.) Misconception.
Misconceive :: Misconceive (v. t. & i.) To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend.
Misconceived :: Misconceived (imp. & p. p.) of Misconceiv.
Mistaken :: Mistaken (p.a.) Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken..
Embarrass :: Embarrass (v. t.) To hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action by something which impedes or confuses mental action; to perplex; to discompose; to disconcert; as, laughter may embarrass an orator..
Confuse :: Confuse (v. t.) To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick..
Abash :: Abash (v. t.) To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A fixed seat or shelf.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
Disconcerting :: Disconcerting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disconcer.
Confusion :: Confusion (n.) The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation; shame.
Misconceiving :: Misconceiving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misconceiv.
Sconce :: Sconce (v. t.) To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
Mistake :: Mistake (n.) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted..
Disconcert :: Disconcert (n.) Want of concert; disagreement.
Baffling :: Baffling (a.) Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks..
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