scallop

¹scal·lop

noun \ˈskä-ləp, ˈska-, ˈskȯ-\

Definition of SCALLOP

1

a : any of numerous marine bivalve lamellibranch mollusks (family Pectinidae) that have a radially ribbed shell with the edge undulated and that swim by opening and closing the valves b : the adductor muscle of a scallop as an article of food

2

a : a valve or shell of a scallop b : a baking dish shaped like a valve of a scallop

3

: one of a continuous series of circle segments or angular projections forming a border (as on cloth or metal)

4

: pattypan

5

[French escalope, probably from Middle French, shell] : a thin slice of boneless meat or fish <veal scallops> —called also escalope

Variants of SCALLOP

scal·lop also scol·lop \ˈskä-, ˈskȯ-\

Illustration of SCALLOP

Origin of SCALLOP

Middle English scalop, from Anglo-French escalope shell, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch schelpe shell

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Invertebrates (Except Insects) Terms

anemone, cephalopod, quahog

Rhymes with SCALLOP

collop, dollop, lollop, polyp, trollop, wallop