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ice-cream cone

[ ahys-kreem ]

noun

  1. a thin, crisp, hollow conical wafer for holding one or more scoops of ice cream.
  2. such a cone with the ice cream it contains.


ice-cream cone

noun

  1. a conical edible wafer for holding ice cream
  2. such a cone containing ice cream


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ice-cream cone1

First recorded in 1900–05

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Example Sentences

For some, that threshold might be a piece of bread or an ice cream cone once in a while.

With the ice cream cone scene, she denies any pleasure from the encounter, emasculating him in the process.

He Said: I completely disagree, and I see both the ice cream cone scene and the omelet scene entirely differently.

I made a painting of the scene with Katy licking an ice cream cone in a taffy forest.

Chocolate-Covered Brownie Ice-Cream Cone Cupcakes by Elinor Klivans.

If only I had a piece of cherry pie now, or an ice cream cone, or a bit of bread and butter and jam I would be all right.

Uncle Wiggily ate his ice cream cone, and the elephant gave some of his to the dog, and they were all happy.

That is, I suppose it was an ice cream cone when it started on its journey, but when I got it there was only the cone part left.

"Another ice cream cone," said John, as he spied a man going by with a tray.

Believe me, manys the ice-cream cone that dropped in its tracksI mean drippedwhen he gave it a mortal blow.

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