a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce
a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light
A fixture for a light.
A type of small fort or other fortification, especially as built to defend a pass or ford.
to impose a fine, a forfeit, or a mulct.
to shut within a sconce; to imprison.