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sconce
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural sconces
plural sconces
Learner's definition of SCONCE
[count]
: an object that is attached to a wall and that holds a candle or an electric light壁式烛台；壁式灯架 — see picture at lighting
: a detached defensive work
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Anglo-French sconce, *esconse screened candle or lantern, from escunser to hide, obscure, from Old French escons, past participle of escondre to hide, from Vulgar Latin *excondere, alteration of Latin abscondere — more at abscond
Noun (2)
Dutch schans, from German Schanze
First Known Use
Noun (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1571, in the meaning defined above
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