Definition of sconce

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Sconce (p. p.) A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick..

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Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A fixed seat or shelf.
Mistaken :: Mistaken (p.a.) Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken..
Ensconce :: Ensconce (v. t.) To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal..
Impertrubable :: Impertrubable (a.) Incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted; as, imperturbable gravity..
Disconcert :: Disconcert (n.) Want of concert; disagreement.
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..
Confusion :: Confusion (n.) The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation; shame.
Mistake :: Mistake (n.) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it..
Insconce :: Insconce (v. t.) See Ensconce.
Confuse :: Confuse (v. t.) To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession.
Mistake :: Mistake (v. t.) To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A squinch.
Misconceiving :: Misconceiving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misconceiv.
Browbeating :: Browbeating (n.) The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions..
Disconcerting :: Disconcerting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disconcer.
Misprision :: Misprision (n.) The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted..
Misunderstanding :: Misunderstanding (n.) Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.
Baffling :: Baffling (a.) Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks..
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