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Sconce Meaning In Hindi

Sconce Meaning in Hindi is . It is written as in Roman Hindi. Sconce is a noun by form. The synonyms and antonyms of Sconce are listed below.

Definitions of Sconce

n. A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.

n. A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.

n. A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.

n. Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion.

n. A poll tax; a mulct or fine.

n. A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick.

n. Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.

n. A squinch.

n. A fragment of a floe of ice.

n. A fixed seat or shelf.

transitive v. To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.

transitive v. To mulct; to fine.

Form Noun

How To Spell Sconce [skons]

Origin of Sconce Late Middle English (originally denoting a portable lantern with a screen to protect the flame): shortening of Old French esconse ‘lantern’, or from medieval Latin sconsa, from Latin absconsa (laterna) ‘dark (lantern)’ (i.e. a lantern with a devic

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