scone
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- noun
- /skoʊn/
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scone
- The flour hadn't yet dropped off the scones; they were crisp around the edges but soft in the center.
- scones with clotted cream
- scones and jam
- buttered scones
And then we made cheese and chive scones, which, oh, I saw the cheese and cheese and chives.
- And then we made cheese and chive scones, which, oh, I saw the cheese and cheese and chives.
- Biscuit is like a scone that goes on the side of beef.
Examples
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The scones that Angela produced and put on the kitchen table looked light and buttery.
Fiction book (1998) -
Hey, it's the raspberry scone guy.
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Would you like a scone, dear?
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Can I get a blueberry scone, please?
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Thank you for the scones.
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Fresh scones from the first class bakery.
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I just had time to get a cup of coffee and a blueberry scone before Angus started the program.
Academic text (2009) -
Nothing quite beats a scone with clotted cream and strawberry jam.
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We met at the Shelburne Baking Company, where she came every morning for my orange-currant scones.
Fiction book (2001) -
Nothing quite beats a scone with clotted cream and strawberry jam.
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Etymology
Scone likely comes from an old Scottish or Gaelic word sgonn meaning 'a lump', or from Dutch schoonbrot meaning 'fine bread'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a scone as a small lump of bread or cake you bake and eat with butter or jam.