Noah Webster
Sconce
SCONCE, noun
1. A fort or bulwark; a work for defense. obsolete
2. A hanging or projecting candlestick, generally with a mirror to reflect the light.
Golden sconces hang upon the walls.
3. The circular tube with a brim in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted, that is, the support, the holder of the candle; and from this sense the candlestick, in the preceding definition, has its name.
4. A fixed seat or shelf. [Local.]
SCONCE, noun
1. Sense; judgment; discretion or understanding. This sense has been in vulgar use in New England within my memory.
2. The head; a low word.
3. A mulet or fine.
SCONCE, verb transitive To mulet; to fine. [A low word and Not in use.]