scallop
Nouns
- (n) 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.) crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle,
- (n) edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces escallop, scollop,
- (n) thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled cutlet, escallop, scollop,
- (n) edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions escallop, scollop,
Verbs
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(v) decorate an edge with scallops
- the dress had a scalloped skirt
- (v) bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top escallop,
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(v) form scallops in
- scallop the meat
- (v) fish for scallops scollop,
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(v) shape or cut in scallops
- scallop the hem of the dress