ALL meanings of sconce
sconce
S s - noun sconce decorative light fixture 1
- noun sconce military: fortification 1
- noun sconce the head or skull. 1
- noun sconce sense or wit. 1
- verb with object sconce (at English universities, especially formerly) to fine (an undergraduate) for a breach of rules or etiquette. 1
- countable noun sconce A sconce is a decorated object that holds candles or an electric light, and that is attached to the wall of a room. 0
- noun sconce a bracket fixed to a wall for holding candles or lights 0
- noun sconce a flat candlestick with a handle 0
- noun sconce a small protective fortification, such as an earthwork 0
- verb sconce to challenge (a fellow student) on the grounds of a social misdemeanour to drink a large quantity of beer without stopping 0
- verb sconce to fine (a student) for some minor misdemeanour 0
- noun sconce the act of sconcing 0
- noun sconce a mug or tankard used in sconcing 0
- noun sconce the head or skull 0
- noun sconce sense, brain, or wit 0
- noun sconce a bracket attached to a wall for holding a candle, candles, or the like 0
- noun sconce a small fort, bulwark, etc. 0
- noun sconce a hut, shed, or other shelter 0
- noun sconce a helmet or the like 0
- noun sconce the head or skull; also, brains; good sense 0
- verb transitive sconce to provide with a sconce2 (sense 1) 0
- verb transitive sconce to shelter or protect 0
- verb transitive sconce to fine; esp., at Oxford University, to fine lightly for a breach of manners 0
- noun sconce such a fine 0