Sconce

(noun.) a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light.

(noun.) a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce.

(noun.) a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate.

(noun.) a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather.

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• There was a score of candles sparkling round the mantel piece, in all sorts of quaint sconces, of gilt and bronze and porcelain. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• The candles that lighted that room of hers were placed in sconces on the wall. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.

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