1syllable
sconces
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Definitions ofsconces
1noun
- A fixture for a light.
- A head or a skull.
- A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
- A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
1verb
- To impose a fine, a forfeit, or a mulct.
1noun
- A type of small fort or other fortification, especially as built to defend a pass or ford.
- A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
- The circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.
- A squinch.
- A fragment of a floe of ice.
- A fixed seat or shelf.
1verb
- To shut within a sconce; to imprison.
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