: a rich quick bread cut into usually triangular shapes and cooked on a griddle or baked on a sheet
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Choose from homemade seasonal fruit tarts, granola, banana bread, and scones.
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Jade Simon, Vogue, 20 June 2024
Back at the Cartier tent, afternoon tea was served with lobster rolls, scones and chocolate éclairs as Pip Millett performed an acoustic set.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 17 June 2024
Cost is $125 per person, including a selection of finger sandwiches, pastries, tea and scones.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
Experience a full English tea service with unlimited samplings of loose leaf tea, handmade tea sandwiches, nut-free scones and sweets, served on vintage dinnerware.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 26 May 2024
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Jade Simon, Vogue, 20 June 2024
Back at the Cartier tent, afternoon tea was served with lobster rolls, scones and chocolate éclairs as Pip Millett performed an acoustic set.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 17 June 2024
Cost is $125 per person, including a selection of finger sandwiches, pastries, tea and scones.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
Experience a full English tea service with unlimited samplings of loose leaf tea, handmade tea sandwiches, nut-free scones and sweets, served on vintage dinnerware.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 26 May 2024
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“Scone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scone. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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scone
noun
ˈskōn 
ˈskän
: a quick bread baked on a griddle or in an oven
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