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SCONCE (Lat. absconsus, Fr. esconce)

This article appears in Volume V24, Page 407 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

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


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