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

form scallops in; "scallop the meat"

decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped skirt"

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

decorate an edge with scallops, as of a dress

shape or cut in scallops, as of the edge of a garment

One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell.

One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a scallop shell.

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.

To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See Scalloped oysters, below.

One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell.

One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a scallop shell.

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.

To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See Scalloped oysters, below.

Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the family Pectinidae. The shell is usually radially ribbed, and the edge is therefore often undulated in a characteristic manner.

A marine shellfish, having semicircular curves on the edge of its shell; a curve or one of a series of curves joined together to form an ornamental edge, as on lace, etc.

To cut the edge or border of in scallops or curves, as for ornament; to bake in scallop shells; to mix with bread or cracker crumbs, season, and bake, as oysters. Also, scollop.

A bivalvular shellfish, having the edge of its shell in the form of a series of curves: one of a series of curves in the edge of anything: a lace band or collar, scalloped round the edges. "Made myself fine with Capt. Ferrers's lace band, being loth to wear my own new scallop it is so fine."-Pepys.

To cut the edge or border into scallops or curves.

To cook in a scallop; bake, with crums and seasoning, as oysters.

To shape with scallops.

A bivalve having a rounded shell with wavy edge; also, its shell; one of a series of curves along an edge.

n. [Norm. French A marine shell-fish or bivalve mollusc, often used for food-the shell being abundant on the shores of Palestine was formerly worn by pilgrims as a mark that they had been to the holy land a curving of the edge of any thing, like the segment of a circle;-a kind of dish for baking oysters in:-also scallop.