| 单词 | sconce |
| 释义 | sconce (once / 2849 pages) n A sconce is a wall-mounted candle holder or light fixture. The hallway in your house might be lit by an electric sconce on the wall. The noun sconce can be used in two ways. First, a light that hangs on a wall is a sconce, whether it's an electric light in a wall bracket or a flaming torch mounted in a castle's corridor. The other kind of sconce is a castle or city fortification that's meant to protect against both enemies and bad weather. Both kinds of sconce come from the Old French esconse, "lantern or hiding place," with the Latin root abscondere, "to hide." WORD FAMILYsconce: ensconce, sconces+/ensconce: ensconced, ensconces, ensconcing USAGE EXAMPLESHer father gave her a particular hard sell one day over some wall sconces. Wall Street Journal(Nov 11, 2016) One student came up with a plan for a secret passage in the set, which is operated by pulling on a lighting sconce. New York Times(Nov 11, 2016) Escorted by Assistant General Manager David Longhurst, the group passed several sconces throwing a dim light onto the narrow walls of the hallway. Washington Times(Oct 28, 2016) 1n a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light Hyper bracket, wall bracket a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) 2n a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather Hyper shelter a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger shelterprotective covering that provides protection from the weather 3n a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate Hyper earthwork an earthen rampart fort, fortressa fortified defensive structure 4n a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce Hyper light, light source any device serving as a source of illumination |
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