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Words with a similar base: sconce

[sconce.n.01] as in: a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather

[sconce.n.02] as in: a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate

[sconce.n.03] as in: a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce

[sconce.n.04] as in: a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light

					sconce (English)
├── esconce (French)
│   └── absconsus (Latin)
└── schans (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))