sconce

1 a candlestick with a flat side to be hung on the wall

2 a forbidding stronghold [syn: redoubt]

English

Noun

1. A light fixture (see sconce (light fixture)).
2. A fortification (see sconce (fortification)).

Verb

1. to impose a fine, a forfeit, or a mulct.
2. to shut up in a sconce; to imprison.

Sconce may refer to any of the following:

• Sconce (fortification), a military fortification
• Sconce (light fixture)
• Sconcing, imposing a penalty in the form of drink
• SCoNCe, Secure Computing and Networking Center, University of California, Irvine

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