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S0153900 (sko͞on) A village of central Scotland northeast of Perth. The old part of the village was the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651. The Stone of Scone, or Stone of Destiny, which served as a throne during the coronation rites, was taken to England by Edward I in 1296 and kept in Westminster Abbey beneath the chair used during the crowning of British monarchs. The Stone of Scone was returned to Scotland in November 1996.

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S0153800 (skōn, skŏn)n.1. A small, rich, biscuitlike pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.2. Utah Yeast bread dough, deep-fried and served with honey and butter or with a savory filling.

[Perhaps from Dutch schoonbrood, fine white bread, from Middle Dutch schoonbroot : schoon, bright + broot, bread.]

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n 1. (Cookery) 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. Austral a slang word for head¹ adj slang a. angryb. insane [C16: Scottish, perhaps from Middle Low German schonbrot, Middle Dutch schoonbrot fine bread]

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(skuːn) n (Placename) 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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(skoʊn, skɒn)

n. a light, biscuitlike quick bread, often baked on a griddle. [1505–15; orig. Scots, perhaps shortened < earlier Dutch schoonbrot fine bread, white bread. See sheen, bread]

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(skun, skoʊn)

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

Thesaurus

Noun

scone - small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddlequick bread - breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate bakingdrop scone, griddlecake, Scotch pancake - a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle

Translations

司康烤饼

scone

(skon) , ((American) skoun) noun a kind of small, flat cake made of flour and fat. scones and jam. 烤饼，司康

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(sko͞on), village, Perth and Kinross, central Scotland. Old Scone, west of the modern village of New Scone, was the repository of the Coronation Stone (see under coronationcoronation,
ceremony of crowning and anointing a sovereign on his or her accession to the throne. Although a public ceremony inaugurating a new king or chief had long existed, a new religious service was added when Europe became Christianized.
..... Click the link for more information. ) and the coronation place of Scottish kings from Kenneth I to Charles II. The 12th-century abbey, razed by Protestants in 1559, stood on the site of the present-day Scone Palace (built 1803–8).

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split, 3 1. A rupture in a built-up roof membrane, resulting from tensile stresses. 2. A crack that extends completely through a piece of wood or wood veneer. 3. A brick cut lengthwise, in two pieces, parallel to the wide face of the brick, so that it is half as thick; also called scone.

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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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noun small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle

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