scone

Definition

A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.

Etymology

Originally Scots, possibly from Middle Low German schö̂ne (“fine flour bread”), or Middle Dutch schoonbroot (“fine bread; a kind of flat angular loaf”), from schoon (“fine”) + broot (“bread”); alternatively, Scottish Gaelic sgonn (“lump, mouthful”).

Example Sentences

• "On Wednesdays I go shopping / And have buttered scones for tea"
• "Well, that's all right, then, Brian. Sit down. Have a scone. Make yourself at home. You klutz!"
• "Dinner rolls and deep-fried crusty scones that border on loaf-size or juicy fruit pies tagged with county-fair blue ribbons rise from backroad eating sites."