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
sconces
noun
as in chandeliers
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- chandeliers
- candles
- candelabras
- candelabra
- lanterns
- gaslights
- lamps
- headlights
- lightings
- lighthouses
- streetlights
- flashlights
- spotlights
- floodlights
- arc lamps
- flashbulbs
- light bulbs
- incandescent lamps
- fluorescent lamps
- sun lamps
- klieg lights
- flares
- arc lights
- girandoles
- dark lanterns
- kleig lights
- candelabrums
- flashcubes
- beacons
- flashes
- illuminants
- gasoliers