scone

noun

ˈskōn  ˈskän 

: a rich quick bread cut into usually triangular shapes and cooked on a griddle or baked on a sheet

Examples of scone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stop inside to sample the day’s selection from slices of layer cakes and pies to donuts, muffins, scones, and more. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024

The service includes a selection of tea sandwiches, including pickled cucumber, Scottish smoked salmon, and Clarence Court egg, as well as a mix of plain and cranberry scones. —Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024

Equip your breakfast bar with mini waffle makers, scones, assorted syrups and jams, along with glazed nuts, cookies and candies. —Rai Mincey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024

My gourmand meets health nut breakfast—a blueberry scone, caprese toast, and cucumber salad—would feel out of place anywhere else. —Grace Bernard, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Dutch schoonbrood fine white bread, from schoon pure, clean + brood bread

First Known Use

1513, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

scone

noun

ˈskōn 

ˈskän

: a quick bread baked on a griddle or in an oven

Geographical Definition

Scone

geographical name

ˈskün 

locality in eastern Scotland northeast of Perth population 3713