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View definitions for sconce

sconce

noun as in candlestick

Strongest match

Weak match

verb as in fine

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Example Sentences

The person who cares for things unusual will find the candle sconce made of a cowhorn a suitable fixture for the den.

He placed the candle in a sconce on the wall, and then turned to the three.

A silver griffin of a sconce near by held a light in its claws, which fell full upon Cimburga and the miller's son.

Here and there a torch glimmered in a sconce against the wall, or a surgeon with a candle in his hand paused at a bedside.

He shut the window, drew curtains over it, switched off the lighted sconce, and went up-stairs.

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On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sconce, such as: candelabra, candelabrum, menorah, pricket, and taper holder.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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