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. 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

“The Black Friday scones are a product of my desire to bring something to the holiday weekend, even when there is no room for me to flex at the Turkey Day meal itself,” she wrote.

From Salon

It had been scheduled to be one of the centrepieces at Cake International hosted by the NEC near Birmingham, but then the hands once scone were gone.

From BBC

The food offered to us for the five days includes “tater tots” - a popular American fried-potato side dish - and American biscuits, similar to British scones.

From BBC

Wear something green, cook some cabbage and potatoes, bake some bread or green-sugar topped scones; that is generally my St. Patrick’s Day tradition.

From Salon

He chose to source the cafe’s baked goods from Cake Monkey Bakery, which in addition to items like bacon cheddar scones and vegan muffins specializes in “retro snack treats,” all on offer at Pam’s.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bread
• doughnut
• muffin
• pastry
• scone