: a rich quick bread cut into usually triangular shapes and cooked on a griddle or baked on a sheet
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Afternoon tea is huge in Tokyo, with diners shelling out nearly 90 billion yen each year to nibble scones and petit-fours.
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Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
What began as a private ritual soon evolved into a quintessential British pastime, marked by dainty sandwiches, warm scones and flavorful cups of tea.
—Chelsea Frank, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Make this scone.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2025
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.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 16 June 2025
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Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
What began as a private ritual soon evolved into a quintessential British pastime, marked by dainty sandwiches, warm scones and flavorful cups of tea.
—Chelsea Frank, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Darjeeling First Flush Black Tea $22 Alaya Loose Leaf Tea
Make this scone.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2025
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.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 16 June 2025
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“Scone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scone. Accessed 16 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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