Sconce
nounid
130250·updated May 18, 2026verified
a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
polysemous
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Entity Type
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Sconces
- possessive
- Sconce's
- pluralpossessive
- Sconces'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light
- §2
- a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce
- §3
- a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
- §4
- a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
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