'Scallop' definitions:
Definition of 'scallop'
From: WordNet
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: scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle]
noun
Edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces [syn: scallop, scollop, escallop]
noun
Thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled [syn: cutlet, scallop, scollop, escallop]
noun
Edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions [syn: scallop, scollop, escallop]
verb
Decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped skirt"
verb
Bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top [syn: scallop, escallop]
verb
Form scallops in; "scallop the meat" [syn: scallop, scollop]
verb
Fish for scallops [syn: scallop, scollop]
verb
Shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress" [syn: scallop, scollop]
Definition of 'Scallop'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Cookery) To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See {Scalloped oysters}, below. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scallop'
From: GCIDE
- 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. (Zool.) 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. The large adductor muscle of some the species is much used as food. One species ({Vola Jacobaeus}) 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The common edible scallop of the Eastern United States is Pecten irradians; the large sea scallop, also used as food, is Pecten Clintonius syn. {Pecten tenuicostatus}. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. [1913 Webster]
- 3. One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a scallop shell. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'scallop'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- armadillo shell,
- bake,
- barbecue,
- baste,
- blanch,
- blaze,
- blue point,
- boil,
- braise,
- brew,
- broil,
- brown,
- chiton,
- chop,
- clam,
- clam shell,
- cockleshell,
- cockscomb,
- cocoa shell,
- coddle,
- conch,
- contort,
- cook,
- coquillage,
- corkscrew,
- cowrie,
- crab,
- crawdad,
- crawfish,
- crayfish,
- crenation,
- crenelation,
- crenellate,
- crenulate,
- crenulation,
- crest,
- crimp,
- crinkle,
- curry,
- cut,
- deckle edge,
- denticulation,
- dentil,
- dentil band,
- devil,
- do,
- do to perfection,
- dogtooth,
- Dungeness crab,
- eggshell,
- fire,
- fricassee,
- frizz,
- frizzle,
- fry,
- gash,
- griddle,
- grill,
- heat,
- incise,
- indent,
- intort,
- jag,
- Japanese crab,
- knurl,
- langouste,
- limpet,
- littleneck clam,
- lobster,
- machicolate,
- meander,
- mill,
- mussel,
- nick,
- notch,
- notching,
- nutshell,
- oven-bake,
- oyster,
- oyster shell,
- pan,
- pan-broil,
- parboil,
- periwinkle,
- picot,
- pink,
- poach,
- prawn,
- prepare,
- prepare food,
- quahog,
- rickrack,
- roast,
- saute,
- saw,
- saw teeth,
- scarify,
- score,
- scotch,
- screw,
- sea shell,
- sear,
- serpentine,
- serrate,
- serration,
- shellfish,
- shirr,
- shrimp,
- simmer,
- slash,
- slink,
- snail,
- snake,
- soft-shell crab,
- steam,
- steamer,
- stew,
- stir-fry,
- swirl,
- toast,
- tooth,
- turn,
- twine,
- twirl,
- twist,
- twist and turn,
- Vandyke,
- Vandyke edge,
- whelk,
- whirl,
- whorl,
- wind,
- winkle,
- worm,
- wring