sconce

  1. Noun.  A light fixture.
  2. Noun.  A head or a skull.
  3. Noun.  A type of small fort or other fortification, especially as built to defend a pass or ford.
  4. Verb.  (obsolete) to impose a fine, a forfeit, or a mulct.
  5. Verb.  (obsolete) to shut within a sconce; to imprison.

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