scallop
IPA: skˈæɫʌp
noun
- Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the family Pectinidae which are free-swimming.
- One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell, especially in knitting and crochet.
- (cooking) A fillet of meat, escalope.
- (cooking) A form of fried potato.
- A dish shaped like a scallop shell.
verb
- To create or form an edge in the shape of a crescent or multiple crescents.
- (transitive) To bake in a casserole (gratin), originally in a scallop shell; especially used in form scalloped
- (intransitive) To harvest scallops
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Examples of "scallop" in Sentences
- Outside the U.S. the scallop is often sold.
- The scallop culture is prosperous in the bay.
- The flame scallop is found in the Caribbean Sea.
- The culture of scallops is prosperous in the bay.
- As on the original, the neck is lightly scalloped.
- Last Wednesday, the scallop season opened locally.
- The scallop shell is also a metaphor for the pilgrim.
- They got the name from the Scallop shell they wore as a badge of membership.
- The cleansing has improved the water quality and scallop and clam production.
- Dimyidae is a family of bivalve molluscs, related to the scallops and oysters.
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