scone
scone
Definition
scone (skōn, skän)
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
scone
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- bake: We all have fond memories of freshly baked scones every morning at coffee time.
- butter: I'm sure I spotted Her Majesty buttering the scones!
- serve: Tea and scones served at your table is a sure way to unwind and appreciate Pinter's important and too little-known poetry.
- eat: Two large, middle-aged women were eating scones with quiet determination.
- make: Precious memories of a dear gran, making scones with the angels now.
- include: Breakfast includes scones baked daily in the Aga oven.
Adjective modifier
- homemade: Anne of Cleves, the tearoom on Fore Street, makes a fine cream tea with homemade scones a specialty.
- home-made: Come and meet friends and enjoy a break in your shopping for fresh coffee, home-made scones and a bring & buy stall.
- warm: Home baking varies from warm scones, jam & cream to home made carrot cake with lemon icing.
- fresh: Our guests are assured of a warm welcome after their journey with tea and fresh scones.
- hot: Tea and hot scones are always served on arrival.
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.
- potato: I don't think you guys get potato scones down South ( ?
- cheese: Strawberries & cream, stalls, home made cakes and famous cheese scones, raffle, tombola, children's stalls.
- cream: The speakers were interesting and the unexpected cream scones were a bonus!
- fruit: Have tea breads, and plain or fruit scones, instead of sugary cakes and biscuits.
- drop: Only recently I got rid of the sturdy griddle Mom placed on the stove to make drop scones.
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.
