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A fortification, or work for defense; a fort. |
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A hut for protection and shelter; a stall. |
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A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet. |
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Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense;
discretion. |
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A poll tax; a mulct or fine. |
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A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for
a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick. |
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Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick,
into which the candle is inserted. |
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A squinch. |
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A fragment of a floe of ice. |
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A fixed seat or shelf. |
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To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce. |
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To mulct; to fine. |
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