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

See the 4,500-year-old megaliths of Stonehenge, followed by late afternoon tea and scones in the English coastal town of Southampton, the port from which the Mayflower set sail. —AFAR Media, 29 July 2025

Favorites included the filet at the Pinnacle Grill, tea and scones for two in the main dining room, and, of course, room service breakfast on our ocean-view balcony—because nothing beats that. —Navdeep Singh Dhillon, Parents, 29 July 2025

Don’t miss the afternoon tea at Fairview Restaurant, with a classic spread of scones, clotted cream, delicate sandwiches, premium loose-leaf teas, and panoramic lake views. —Taryn White, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025

This New York-Italian bakery serves up fresh cakes, cannolis, croissants, macarons, muffins and scones galore, made fresh each day. —Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025

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

Rhymes for scone

• blown
• clone
• cone
• crone
• drone
• flown
• groan
• grown
• hone
• joan
• known
• loan

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