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sconce

Hindi sconce का अर्थ हिंदी में
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English sconce meaning in English  •  sconce का अर्थ अंग्रेजी में
Noun
  • 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 poll tax; a mulct or fine.
  • 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.
  • A fragment of a floe of ice.
  • A fixed seat or shelf.
v. t.
  • To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
  • To mulct; to fine.
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