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scallop
noun(scal-lop)
thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
Synonyms: cutlet, escallop, scollop,
scallop
noun(scal-lop)
edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
Synonyms: escallop, scollop,
scallop
verb(scal-lop)
fish for scallops
Synonyms: scollop,
scallop
verb(scal-lop)
form scallops in
Synonyms: scollop,
Examples:
Scallop the meat.
scallop
noun(scal-lop)
edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
Synonyms: escallop, scollop,
scallop
verb(scal-lop)
bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
Synonyms: escallop,
scallop
noun(scal-lop)
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.)
scallop
verb(scal-lop)
shape or cut in scallops
Synonyms: scollop,
Examples:
Scallop the hem of the dress.
scallop
verb(scal-lop)
decorate an edge with scallops
Examples:
The dress had a scalloped skirt.

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