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scal·lop 
[skol-uhp, skal-] Pronunciation Key
[skol-uhp, skal-] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together. |
| 2. | the adductor muscle of certain species of such mollusks, used as food. |
| 3. | one of the shells of such a mollusk, usually having radial ribs and a wavy outer edge. |
| 4. | a scallop shell or a dish in which food, esp. seafood, is baked and served. |
| 5. | Cookery. a thin slice of meat, usually further flattened by pounding with a mallet or other implement. |
| 6. | any of a series of curved projections cut along the edge, as of a fabric. |
| 7. | to finish (an edge) with scallops. |
| 8. | Cookery. to escallop. |
| 9. | to dredge for scallops. |
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| scal·lop
(skŏl'əp, skāl'- skä'ləp) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. scal·loped also scol·loped or es·cal·loped, scal·lop·ing also scol·lop·ing or es·cal·lop·ing, scal·lops also scol·lops or es·cal·lops v. tr.
v. intr. To gather scallops for eating or sale. [Middle English scalop, from Old French escalope, shell, of Germanic origin.] scal'lop·er n. |
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scallop
scallop
"bivalve mollusk," 1401, from O.Fr. escalope "shell," variant of eschalope, probably from a Gmc. source (cf. O.N. skalpr "sheath," M.Du. schelpe "shell"); see scale (n.1). Extended 17c. to objects shaped like scallop shells, especially in design and dress. The verb in the cookery sense, "to bake in a scallop shell-shaped pan," is attested from 1737.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| scallop | |
noun | |
| 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.) |
| 2. | edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces |
| 3. | thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled [syn: cutlet] |
| 4. | edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions |
verb | |
| 1. | decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped skirt" |
| 2. | bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top |
| 3. | form scallops in; "scallop the meat" |
| 4. | fish for scallops |
| 5. | shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress" |
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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This
SCALLOP language, history
A medium-level language for CDC computers, used to bootstrap the first Pascal compiler.
(1994-11-01)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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