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scone definition

scone (skōn, skän)

noun

a light cake, often quadrant-shaped and resembling a baking powder biscuit, orig. baked on a griddle, and served with butter

Etymology: Scot, contr. < ? MDu schoonbrot, fine bread < schoon (akin to Ger schön, OE sciene: see sheen), beautiful + brot, bread

Scone definition

Scone (sko̵̅o̅n, skōn)

village in E Scotland northeast of Perth: site of an abbey that contained the stone (Stone of Scone) on which Scottish kings before 1296 were crowned: removed by Edward I and placed under the coronation chair at Westminster Abbey, the stone was returned to Scotland in 1996

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scone Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • bake: We all have fond memories of freshly baked scones every morning at coffee time.

Adjective modifier

  • homemade: Anne of Cleves, the tearoom on Fore Street, makes a fine cream tea with homemade scones a specialty.

Modifies a noun

  • palace: Scone Palace - Scone is a place that breathes history like nowhere else in Scotland.

Noun used with modifier

  • tattie: Breakfast was a plate of plenty ( excluding only tattie scones ) and the rich birdlife of the garden provided most of the entertainment.

Preposition: with

  • jam: Two teas and two scones with jam and clotted cream.

Preposition: for

  • tea: Mary Prince would also appreciate any donations of scones for cream teas at Haresfield House over the weekend.
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