"scallop" in the noun sense

1. scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle

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. scallop, scollop, escallop

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

3. cutlet, scallop, scollop, escallop

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

4. scallop, scollop, escallop

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

"scallop" in the verb sense

1. scallop

decorate an edge with scallops

"the dress had a scalloped skirt"

2. scallop, escallop

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

3. scallop, scollop

form scallops in

"scallop the meat"

4. scallop, scollop

fish for scallops

5. scallop, scollop

shape or cut in scallops

"scallop the hem of the dress"

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