scone

[ skohn, skon ]

/ skoʊn, skɒn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR scone ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.

biscuit¹ (def. 1).

Origin of scone

1505–15; shortened < earlier Dutch schoonbrot fine bread, white bread. See sheen, bread

Words nearby scone

scombroid, scombroid poisoning, sconce, sconcheon, sconcheon arch, scone, S. Con. Res., scooby doo, scoop, scoopful, scoop neck

Definition for scone (2 of 2)

Scone

[ skoon, skohn ]

/ skun, skoʊn /

noun

a village in central Scotland: site of coronation of Scottish kings until 1651.

Stone of, a stone, formerly at Scone, Scotland, upon which Scottish kings sat at coronation, now placed beneath the coronation chair in Westminster Abbey.

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Example sentences from the Web for scone

But often Christie found the scone superfluous, and just ate the cream by the spoonful instead.
Menu for a Moveable Feast: 10 Famous Authors and Their Favorite Foods & Recipes|Nicole Villeneuve|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
What about the scone, or the biscotti, or the lowly mandelbrot?
World's Craziest Cupcakes|Katie Workman|September 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Victoria helped him through his scone by agreeing with him generally.
A Bed of Roses|W. L. George
A large assembly of Covenanters met at Scone for the crowning of the new king.
Sketches of the Covenanters|J. C. McFeeters

Edward then harried the land and carried off the Stone of Destiny from Scone.
Britain in the Middle Ages|Florence L. Bowman
Gwen did not laugh, and looking up I saw she had stopped in the middle of a scone on which she had embarked with great appetite.
Mr. Punch in the Highlands|Various
"Splendidly," Jim said, taking his cup, and retiring from the tea-table with a scone.
Back To Billabong|Mary Grant Bruce

British Dictionary definitions for scone (1 of 2)

scone

noun

(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

(skɒn) Australian a slang word for head (def. 1)

adjective

Australian slang

angry
insane

Word Origin for scone

C16: Scottish, perhaps from Middle Low German schonbrot, Middle Dutch schoonbrot fine bread

British Dictionary definitions for scone (2 of 2)

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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单词	scone
释义	scone [ skohn, skon ] / skoʊn, skɒn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scone ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like. biscuit¹ (def. 1). Origin of scone 1505–15; shortened < earlier Dutch schoonbrot fine bread, white bread. See sheen, bread Words nearby scone scombroid, scombroid poisoning, sconce, sconcheon, sconcheon arch, scone, S. Con. Res., scooby doo, scoop, scoopful, scoop neck Definition for scone (2 of 2) Scone [ skoon, skohn ] / skun, skoʊn / noun a village in central Scotland: site of coronation of Scottish kings until 1651. Stone of, a stone, formerly at Scone, Scotland, upon which Scottish kings sat at coronation, now placed beneath the coronation chair in Westminster Abbey. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scone But often Christie found the scone superfluous, and just ate the cream by the spoonful instead. Menu for a Moveable Feast: 10 Famous Authors and Their Favorite Foods & Recipes\|Nicole Villeneuve\|October 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST What about the scone, or the biscotti, or the lowly mandelbrot? World's Craziest Cupcakes\|Katie Workman\|September 8, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Victoria helped him through his scone by agreeing with him generally. A Bed of Roses\|W. L. George A large assembly of Covenanters met at Scone for the crowning of the new king. Sketches of the Covenanters\|J. C. McFeeters Edward then harried the land and carried off the Stone of Destiny from Scone. Britain in the Middle Ages\|Florence L. Bowman Gwen did not laugh, and looking up I saw she had stopped in the middle of a scone on which she had embarked with great appetite. Mr. Punch in the Highlands\|Various "Splendidly," Jim said, taking his cup, and retiring from the tea-table with a scone. Back To Billabong\|Mary Grant Bruce British Dictionary definitions for scone (1 of 2) scone noun (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 (skɒn) Australian a slang word for head (def. 1) adjective Australian slang angry insane Word Origin for scone C16: Scottish, perhaps from Middle Low German schonbrot, Middle Dutch schoonbrot fine bread British Dictionary definitions for scone (2 of 2) 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scone doughnut, pastry, bread, muffin, eclair, cruller, sweet roll
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scone

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Definition for scone (2 of 2)

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