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• scone
  scone

  noun

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

  noun

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

scone

¹ American  

[skohn, skon] / skoʊn, skɒn /

noun

• scones
  plural

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

2. biscuit.

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Scone ² American  

[skoon, skohn] / skun, skoʊn /

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.

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scone ¹ British  

noun

1. 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. a slang word for head

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adjective

1. slang

   1. angry

   2. insane

Scone ² British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• scones
  plural

Etymology

Origin of scone

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

Explanation

Order a scone at a bakery and you'll get a slightly sweet, rich baked good made with baking soda. Scones are traditionally baked in a large circle and cut into triangular pieces. A scone is like a quick bread, leavened with baking soda instead of yeast and baked on a sheet or griddle. They often contain currants, raisins, or other fruit. In the U.S., scones are dryer and more crumbly than in the U.K., (where they might call American scones "rock cakes"). Scone comes from Scottish, a shortened version of the Dutch schoon brood, "fine bread," and its Middle Dutch roots, schoon, "bright," and broot, "bread."

Example Sentences

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The cheddar scone was my favorite bite of the visit, striking a perfect balance between rich and sharp.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

Kill a dozen birds with one homemade scone, if you will.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

“I’m an aspiring novelist, and it made me feel like a book character,” Brown says while offering a scone in her cozy living room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025

Clark gets right to the heart of the matter from the jump, writing, “What do you call a scone crossed with a jam cake and a cinnamon roll?”

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2024

“Imagine having to learn a completely different version of history from your childhood. Here, it’s not the American War of Independence, but the Revolutionary War,” replies Elizabeth’s mom, biting into her scone.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

The 150kg object, also known as the Stone of Scone, was taken from Scotland during the Wars of Independence.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025

In 1915, the “sweet treats” were debuted to acclaim at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, followed that year with the first annual appearance of a Fisher Scone booth at the Puyallup State Fair.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

The Stone of Scone, sometimes called the Stone of Destiny, weighs 336 pounds.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2023

In the ceremony, Charles, who became king when Elizabeth died Sept. 8, will sit on the 700-year-old Coronation Chair, in which the Stone of Scone, also known as the Stone of Destiny, will be placed.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 30, 2023

He raised his banner, and was hastily crowned at Scone on the 25th of March; by that time the rising had burst out in many shires of Scotland, but it was neither unanimous nor complete.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various

William revealed he had his scones the Devonian way - layering clotted cream first followed by jam.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

The royals then attended a garden party at the British embassy, with cucumber sandwiches and scones on the menu.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

I woke up early on game day and baked heart-shaped strawberry cream scones and assembled smoked-salmon and salmon-roe bagel sandwiches from a Russ & Daughters order placed the day before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

Some say he spent most tea times with New Yorker reporter Emily Hahn, two legends living legendarily, sharing tales over cucumber sandwiches, curried prawns, scones with clotted cream and strong black tea.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025

Baba walks over with his mouth full and a plate of scones for both of us.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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