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SCONCE (Lat. absconsus, Fr. esconce)

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Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 407 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SCONCE (See also:Lat. absconsus, Fr. esconce) , a word of many meanings, mostly signifying a covering or See also:protection, or, by See also:extension, that which is covered or protected. Its most See also:familiar significance is that of a See also:wall See also:light, consisting of a See also:metal See also:bracket, with two or more socketed branches for candles. The word is .also used for the orifice of a See also:candlestick into which the See also:candle is fixed, and for the rim of metal, See also:glass or See also:china, placed See also:round a candle to intercept grease droppings. Among its obsolete meanings is that of See also:head or See also:skull. At the See also:English See also:universities " to sconce " is still used as the See also:term for imposing a See also:penalty at See also:dinner in the shape of a quart-pot of See also:beer or See also:cider.

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