1. sconce - Noun
2. sconce - Verb
A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.
A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion.
A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick.
Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.
A squinch.
To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
To mulct; to fine.
Source: Webster's dictionary