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Scallop

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Noun

1. crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop

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.)

2. escallop, scallop, scollop

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

3. cutlet, escallop, scallop, scollop

thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled

4. escallop, scallop, scollop

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

Verb

5. scallop

decorate an edge with scallops

Example Sentences:
'the dress had a scalloped skirt'

6. escallop, scallop

bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top

7. scallop, scollop

form scallops in

Example Sentences:
'scallop the meat'

8. scallop, scollop

fish for scallops

9. scallop, scollop

shape or cut in scallops

Example Sentences:
'scallop the hem of the dress'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Scallop

see synonyms of scallop
noun
1. 
any of various marine bivalves of the family Pectinidae, having a fluted fan-shaped shell: includes free-swimming species (genus Pecten) and species attached to a substratum (genus Chlamys)
See also pecten (sense 3)
2. 
the edible adductor muscle of certain of these molluscs
3. 
either of the shell valves of any of these molluscs
4. 
a scallop shell or similarly shaped dish, in which fish, esp shellfish, is cooked and served
5. 
one of a series of curves along an edge, esp an edge of cloth
6. 
the shape of a scallop shell used as the badge of a pilgrim, esp in the Middle Ages
7. mainly Australian
a potato cake fried in batter
verb
8. (transitive)
to decorate (an edge) with scallops
9. 
to bake (food) in a scallop shell or similar dish
10. (intransitive)
to collect scallops

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Scallop

see synonyms of scallop
noun
1. 
any of a family (Pectinidae) of bivalves with two deeply grooved, convex shells and an earlike wing on each side of the hinge, that swims by rapidly snapping its shells together to expel water in a jetlike manner
2. 
the edible large adductor muscle of such a mollusk
3. 
the single shell of such a mollusk
; specif.,
a. 
one worn formerly as a badge by pilgrims returning from the Holy Land
b. 
one, or a dish shaped like one, in which fish or other food is baked and served
4. 
any of a series of curves, circle segments, projections, etc. forming an ornamental edge on cloth, lace, etc.
verb transitive
5. 
to cut the edge or border of in scallops
6. 
to bake until brown, as in a casserole, usually with a creamy sauce and a topping of bread crumbs
verb intransitive
7. 
to gather scallops

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Scallop

see synonyms of scallop
n.
1.
a. Any of various marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pectinidae, having fan-shaped shells with a radiating fluted pattern.
b. The edible adductor muscle of a scallop.
c. A shell of a scallop, or a dish in a similar shape, used for baking and serving seafood.
2. One of a series of curved projections forming an ornamental border.
3. See escalope.
v. scal·loped, scal·lop·ing, scal·lops also scol·loped or scol·lop·ing or scol·lops
v.tr.
1. To edge (cloth, for example) with a series of curved projections.
2. To bake in a casserole with milk or a sauce and often with bread crumbs: scalloped potatoes.
3. To cut (meat) into thin boneless slices.
v.intr.
To gather scallops for eating or sale.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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