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noun • a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather • a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate • a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce • a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light | ||||||||
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noun • a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance • tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches • a small portable battery-powered electric lamp • a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame verb • burn maliciously, as by arson | ||||||||
| 35% | 5 | What cowboys may carry; what may carry cowboys | ||||||
noun • a young male horse under the age of four • a kind of revolver | ||||||||
One May Carry A Torch Crossword Clue
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SCONCE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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SCONCE
Updated: October 11, 2023
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