1. a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
2. the hole or socket of a candlestick, for holding the candle.

1. a small detached fort or defense work, as to defend a pass, bridge, etc.
2. a protective screen or shelter.

3. to protect with a sconce.
4. to protect; shelter.

1. (at English universities, especially formerly) to fine (an undergraduate) for a breach of rules or etiquette.

2. a fine so imposed.

1. the head or skull.
2. sense or wit.

1. a bracket fixed to a wall for holding candles or lights
2. a flat candlestick with a handle

1. a small protective fortification, such as an earthwork

1. to challenge (a fellow student) on the grounds of a social misdemeanour to drink a large quantity of beer without stopping
2. to fine (a student) for some minor misdemeanour

3. the act of sconcing
4. a mug or tankard used in sconcing

1. the head or skull
2. sense, brain, or wit

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