Definition of sconce

• p. p. - A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.
• p. p. - A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
• p. p. - A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
• p. p. - Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion.
• p. p. - A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
• p. p. - A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick.
• p. p. - Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.
• p. p. - A squinch.
• p. p. - A fragment of a floe of ice.
• p. p. - A fixed seat or shelf.
• v. t. - To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
• v. t. - To mulct; to fine.