Scallop - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈskæləp|  American pronunciation of the word scallop
Brit.  |ˈskɒləp|  British pronunciation of the word scallop

noun

- 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: crenel, crenelle)
- edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces (syn: escallop, scollop)
- thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled (syn: cutlet, escallop, scollop)
- edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions (syn: escallop, scollop)

verb

- decorate an edge with scallops
the dress had a scalloped skirt
- bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top (syn: escallop)
- form scallops in (syn: scollop)
scallop the meat
- fish for scallops (syn: scollop)
- shape or cut in scallops (syn: scollop)
scallop the hem of the dress

Word forms

noun
singular: scallop
plural: scallops
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