sconce-Brian Y

definition- a bracket candlestick or group of candlesticks ; also : an electric light fixture patterned on a candle sconce

Pronunciation- ˈskän(t)s

Etymology- 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

synonym- an electric light fixture patterned on a candle sconce

Antonym- darkness

Sentence- The flame of the sconce got blown out from the gust of wind.

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"sconce." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2009.
Merriam-Webster Online. 25 March 2009