: a rich quick bread cut into usually triangular shapes and cooked on a griddle or baked on a sheet
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From local bakeries, Branch and Bean has croissants, monkey bread, muffins, coffee cake and scones from Black Rooster Bakery off Camp Bowie Blvd.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Guests can indulge in a formal tea service with an assortment of finger sandwiches, scones, and sweet treats, like macarons and cupcakes – all served on delicate china.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
The final scone looks at me with its raisin eyes.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
The bakery side makes banana nut bread, croissants, cookies, donuts, muffins and scones.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Guests can indulge in a formal tea service with an assortment of finger sandwiches, scones, and sweet treats, like macarons and cupcakes – all served on delicate china.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
The final scone looks at me with its raisin eyes.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
The bakery side makes banana nut bread, croissants, cookies, donuts, muffins and scones.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Scone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scone. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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scone
noun
ˈskōn 
ˈskän
: a quick bread baked on a griddle or in an oven
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