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sconce (1)

sconce [ skonss ] (plural sconc·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
candleholder: a wall bracket for holding candles or, sometimes, electric light bulbs

[14th century. < Old French esconse< medieval Latin absconsa (laterna) "hidden (lantern)" < abscondere (see abscond)]
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