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scallop

scal·lop

UK/ˈskɑləp/ US/ˈskɑləp/ uncommon rare uk
noun (4) verb (4)

noun

1.

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.)

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2.

edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces

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3.
4.

edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions

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verb

1.

decorate an edge with scallops

  • “the dress had a scalloped skirt”
2.

form scallops in

  • “scallop the meat”
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3.

fish for scallops

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4.

shape or cut in scallops

  • “scallop the hem of the dress”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • flame scallop
  • pilgrim's scallop
  • queen scallop
  • scallop moth
  • scallop shell
  • scallop squash
  • scallop theorem
  • what the scallop

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