sconces

Meanings

Noun

• a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
• a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
• a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce
• a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light
• plural of sconce

Verb

• third-person singular simple present indicative of sconce

Synonyms

sconce