Sconce

skons, n. A fortification; a fort; a helmet the head; skull; brains; sense; discretion; a protection for a light; a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick; the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted._ Scoop, skoop, w. A large, deep, thin-bladed shovel for grain; a smaller instrument for sugar, flour, etc.; a large ladle; a ve el for bailing boats. (Surg.) A spoon-shaped ve el, used to extract certain foreign bodies. A basin-like cavity; a sweep; stroke; swoop. ( Stock Exchange.) A sudden breaking Sconce. down of prices, in order to buy stocks at cheaper rates, followed by a rise. — r. [scooped (skoopt), scooping.] To take out with scoop, or with a sweeping motion; to empty by lading; to make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to excavate, Scope, skop, n. That at w-hich one aims; the thing, or end, to which the mind directs its view; room opportunity for free outlook or aim: amplitude opportunity; free course or vent: length; extent; sweep; design; intention; tendencv; drift.