: a rich quick bread cut into usually triangular shapes and cooked on a griddle or baked on a sheet
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Just-baked sourdough and multigrain loaves, croissants, scones and quiches can also be purchased, as well as a raft of pastries, cupcakes, brownies and more.
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 16 June 2025
In that case, ditch the booze, and treat your guests to an assortment of teas, alongside finger sandwiches, scones, and pastries.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 4 June 2025
Menu highlights at locations include bagels, breakfast items, scones, and a bevy of breads like its rye hearth loaf, rye pretzels, baguettes, country loafs and more.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
Learn how to hand-bind a journal while enjoying wine from La Sirena, or tea and scones.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 16 June 2025
In that case, ditch the booze, and treat your guests to an assortment of teas, alongside finger sandwiches, scones, and pastries.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 4 June 2025
Menu highlights at locations include bagels, breakfast items, scones, and a bevy of breads like its rye hearth loaf, rye pretzels, baguettes, country loafs and more.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
Learn how to hand-bind a journal while enjoying wine from La Sirena, or tea and scones.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
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“Scone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scone. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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scone
noun
ˈskōn 
ˈskän
: a quick bread baked on a griddle or in an oven
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