单词 | scone |
释义 | Word Frequency sconenoun 1. (skɒn, skəʊn) a light plain doughy cake made from flour with very little fat, cooked in an oven or (esp originally) on a griddle, usually split open and buttered 2. (skɒn) Australian a slang word for head (sense 1) 3. off one's scone Word origin C16: Scottish, perhaps from Middle Low German schonbrot, Middle Dutch schoonbrot fine breadWord Frequency Scone(skuːn) noun a parish in Perth and Kinross, E Scotland, consisting of the two villages of New Scone and Old Scone, formerly the site of the Pictish capital and the stone upon which medieval Scottish kings were crowned. The stone was removed to Westminster Abbey by Edward I in 1296; it was returned to Scotland in 1996 and placed in Edinburgh Castle. Scone Palace was rebuilt in the Neo-Gothic style in the 19th century |
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