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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCAL'LOP, n. [This is from the root of shell, scale; coinciding with scalp.]
1. A shell fish, or rather a genus of shell fish, called pecten. The shell is bivalvular, the hinge toothless, having a small ovated hollow. The great scallop is rugged and imbricated with scales, grows to a large size, and in some countries is taken and barreled for market.
2. A recess or curving of the edge of any thing, like the segment of a circle; written also scallop.
SCAL'LOP, v.t. To mark or cut the edge or border of any thing into segments of circles.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

I. noun also scollop Etymology: Middle English scalop, from Anglo-French escalope shell, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch schelpe shell Date: 15th century 1. a. any of numerous marine bivalve lamellibranch mollusks (family Pectinidae) that have a radially ribbed shell with the edge undulated and that swim by opening and closing the valves b. the adductor muscle of a scallop as an article of food 2. a. a valve or shell of a scallop b. a baking dish shaped like a valve of a scallop 3. one of a continuous series of circle segments or angular projections forming a border (as on cloth or metal) 4. pattypan 5. [French escalope, probably from Middle French, shell] a thin slice of boneless meat or fish <veal scallops> — called also escalope II. verb also scollop Date: 1682 transitive verb 1. a. to shape, cut, or finish in scallops b. to form scallops in 2. [from the use of a scallop shell as a baking dish] to bake in a sauce usually covered with seasoned bread or cracker crumbs <scalloped potatoes> intransitive verb to gather or dredge scallops

Britannica Concise

Any of more than 400 species (family Pectinidae) of marine bivalves found worldwide, from the intertidal zone to deep waters. The two halves of the shell (valves) are usually fan-shaped, except for a winglike projection at either side of the straight hinge. The shells are 1-6 in. (2.5-15 cm) long. They may be smooth or ribbed and red, purple, orange, yellow, or white. Cilia filter microscopic plants and animals from the water and move them toward the mouth. Scallops swim by clapping the valves, propelling themselves forward. The muscle that closes the valves is a popular food item.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. (also scollop) 1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Pectinidae, esp. of the genus Chlamys or Pecten, much prized as food. 2 (in full scallop shell) a a single valve from the shell of a scallop, with grooves and ridges radiating from the middle of the hinge and edged with small rounded lobes, often used for cooking or serving food. b hist. a representation of this shell worn as a pilgrim's badge. 3 (in pl.) an ornamental edging cut in material in imitation of a scallop-edge. 4 a small pan or dish shaped like a scallop shell and used for baking or serving food. --v.tr. (scalloped, scalloping) 1 cook in a scallop. 2 ornament (an edge or material) with scallops or scalloping. Derivatives: scalloper n. scalloping n. (in sense 3 of n.). Etymology: ME f. OF escalope prob. f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Scallop Scal"lop (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope a shell, probably of German or Dutch origin, and akin to E. scale of a fish; cf. D. schelp shell. See Scale of a fish, and cf. Escalop.] [Written also scollop.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the family Pectinid[ae]. The shell is usually radially ribbed, and the edge is therefore often undulated in a characteristic manner. The large adductor muscle of some the species is much used as food. One species (Vola Jacob[ae]us) occurs on the coast of Palestine, and its shell was formerly worn by pilgrims as a mark that they had been to the Holy Land. Called also fan shell. See Pecten, 2. Note: The common edible scallop of the Eastern United States is Pecten irradians; the large sea scallop, also used as food, is P. Clintonius, or tenuicostatus. 2. One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. 3. One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a scallop shell.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Scallop Scal"lop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scalloped; p. pr. & vb. n. Scalloping.] 1. To mark or cut the edge or border of into segments of circles, like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. See Scallop, n., 2. 2. (Cookery) To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See Scalloped oysters, below.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(scallops) Scallops are large shellfish with two flat fan-shaped shells. Scallops can be eaten. N-COUNT: usu pl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Indent, notch.

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