scone

¹

[skohn, skon]

noun

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

2. biscuit.

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

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

adjective

1. slang

   1. angry

   2. insane

Scone

²

/ 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

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

Certainly, I think given the amount of pastry I consume and have consumed in my lifetime, I thought that Mary O’s Irish Soda Bread scones were kind of a revelation.

From Los Angeles Times

As a result, the tour alternates between group and solo sections - with British pop star FKA Twigs making a brief cameo eating a scone during a backstage prelude Rosé's set, for some reason.

From BBC

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

Tattie scone - A type of flat savoury cake made with flour and mashed cooked potatoes.

From BBC

They have very fresh croissants, little biscuits with currants and scones.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bread 
• doughnut 
• muffin 
• pastry