Definition of sconce

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Sconce (p. p.) Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted..

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Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A fixed seat or shelf.
Skonce :: Skonce (n.) See Sconce.
Mistake :: Mistake (n.) An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
Discomfit :: Discomfit (v. t.) To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk/ to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
Disconcert :: Disconcert (n.) Want of concert; disagreement.
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..
Misconceive :: Misconceive (v. t. & i.) To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend.
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..
Blench :: Blench (v. t.) To baffle; to disconcert; to turn away; -- also, to obstruct; to hinder..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick..
Browbeat :: Browbeat (v. t.) To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully; as, to browbeat witnesses..
Misconceiver :: Misconceiver (n.) One who misconceives.
Impertrubable :: Impertrubable (a.) Incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted; as, imperturbable gravity..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion..
Baffling :: Baffling (a.) Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks..
Misprision :: Misprision (n.) The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.
Disconcert :: Disconcert (v. t.) To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of; to discompose; to abash.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
Misunderstanding :: Misunderstanding (n.) Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A fragment of a floe of ice.
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