ice-cream cone
Americannoun
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a thin, crisp, hollow conical wafer for holding one or more scoops of ice cream.
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such a cone with the ice cream it contains.
noun
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a conical edible wafer for holding ice cream
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such a cone containing ice cream
Etymology
Origin of ice-cream cone
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Music blared from loudspeakers as kids from the River Heights Dance School tapped across the stage in ice-cream cone costumes.
From Literature
Lesa Hall, a Jamaican designer of luxury maternity clothes and former beauty queen, recently posted on Instagram an ice-cream cone — with a 24-karat-gold-leaf on top.
From Seattle Times
So is her draped tunic and the hard, coifed cap that substitutes for soft hair, like an ice-cream cone dipped in chocolate.
From Los Angeles Times
He once boarded the team bus with an ice-cream cone.
From Washington Post
Save room for a Bassetts ice-cream cone or a Termini Brothers cannoli.
From Salon
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