| 单词 | sconce |
| 释义 | Word Frequency sconce 1(skɒns) noun 1. a bracket fixed to a wall for holding candles or lights 2. a flat candlestick with a handle Word origin C14: from Old French esconse hiding place, lantern, or from Late Latin sconsa, from absconsa dark lanternWord Frequency sconce 2(skɒns) noun a small protective fortification, such as an earthwork Word origin C16: from Dutch schans, from Middle High German schanze bundle of brushwoodWord Frequency sconce (at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, esp formerly) 3(skɒns) verb (transitive) 1. to challenge (a fellow student) on the grounds of a social misdemeanour to drink a large quantity of beer without stopping 2. obsolete to fine (a student) for some minor misdemeanour noun 3. the act of sconcing 4. a mug or tankard used in sconcing Word origin C17: of obscure originWord Frequency sconce 4(skɒns) noun archaic 1. the head or skull 2. sense, brain, or wit Word origin C16: probably jocular use of sconce1 |
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