sconce
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈskän(t)s 
1
: a bracket candlestick or group of candlesticks
also : an electric light fixture patterned on a candle sconce
2
: head, skull
sconce
2 of 2noun (2)
: 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
sconce
noun
as in chandelier
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- chandelier
- lighting
- lantern
- candle
- candelabra
- candelabrum
- lighthouse
- flashlight
- headlight
- streetlight
- gaslight
- lamp
- floodlight
- spotlight
- arc lamp
- flashbulb
- light bulb
- flare
- sun lamp
- incandescent lamp
- fluorescent lamp
- dark lantern
- flashcube
- arc light
- girandole
- flash
- kleig light
- beacon
- illuminant
- klieg light
- gasolier