scone

¹

[ skohn, skon ]

noun

1. a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
2. biscuit ¹( def 1 ).

Scone

²

[ skoon, skohn ]

noun

1. a village in central Scotland: site of coronation of Scottish kings until 1651.
2. Stone of, a stone, formerly at Scone, Scotland, upon which Scottish kings sat at coronation, now placed beneath the coronation chair in Westminster Abbey.

Scone

¹

/ skuːn /

noun

1. 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

scone

²

noun

1. skɒnskəʊn 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. See head
   skɒn a slang word for head

adjective

1. slang.
   1. angry
   2. insane

Word History and Origins

Origin of scone¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of scone¹

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

Example Sentences

He stopped at a deli for an ice coffee and a scone and moved on, passing a farmers market.

From Washington Post

Toward the end of February, Claire invited Laurie over to her house for coffee and scones.

From Washington Post

But often Christie found the scone superfluous, and just ate the cream by the spoonful instead.

From The Daily Beast

What about the scone, or the biscotti, or the lowly mandelbrot?

From The Daily Beast

Already the country was in eager expectation, and Bruce and the Bishop proceeded boldly to Scone.

From Project Gutenberg

Salemina always describes a Scotch scone as an aspiring but unsuccessful soda-biscuit of the New England sort.

From Project Gutenberg

"Presently, dearie, but you must drink your tea and eat this little bit of scone first," Mrs. Ross said.

From Project Gutenberg

Kenneth, the second son of Alpin, having enlarged his dominions by the conquest of the Picts, transferred the stone to Scone.

From Project Gutenberg

I ordered a glass of cold milk and a scone for myself and a pint of hot milk to replenish baby's bottle.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bread
• doughnut
• muffin
• pastry
• scone