sconce

noun

1. a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather

Definition categories: man–made, shelter

2. a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate

Definition categories: man–made, earthwork, fort, fortress

3. a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce

Definition categories: man–made, light

4. a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light

Definition categories: man–made, bracket

verb

1. (obsolete) to impose a fine, a forfeit, or a mulct.

2. (obsolete) to shut within a sconce; to imprison.