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Scallop

//ˈskɑləp// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.
  2. 2
    edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions wordnet
  3. 3
    One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell, especially in knitting and crochet.

    "A coral rose, its petals unfolded in scallop around the tight inner bud"

  4. 4
    thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled wordnet
  5. 5
    A fillet of meat, escalope.
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  1. 6
    edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces wordnet
  2. 7
    A battered and deep-fried round potato slice. Australia, Ireland, UK, regional
  3. 8
    one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) wordnet
  4. 9
    A sautéed potato (a shallow-fried round potato slice). UK, rare, regional
  5. 10
    A dish shaped like a scallop shell.
Verb
  1. 1
    To create or form an edge in the shape of a crescent or multiple crescents.

    "We can scallop coastlines to make them longer to serve more people."

  2. 2
    shape or cut in scallops wordnet
  3. 3
    To bake in a casserole (gratin), originally in a scallop shell; especially used in form scalloped transitive

    "I stewed them, made them into soup, and crowned all my efforts by a grand success in scalloping them, deceiving every one into the belief that they were eating oysters."

  4. 4
    fish for scallops wordnet
  5. 5
    To harvest scallops intransitive

    "He has never wanted to live anywhere but the Island, he says, where he can scallop or ice-boat in winter, depending on his mood; hunt bluebills and deer in season; look after his cows and his sheep."

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  1. 6
    form scallops in wordnet
  2. 7
    bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top wordnet
  3. 8
    decorate an edge with scallops wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old French escalope (“shell”). Doublet of escalope. Related to scale and shell.

Etymology 2

From Old French escalope (“shell”). Doublet of escalope. Related to scale and shell.

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