SINCE 1828
scollop
noun
scol·lop
| \ ˈskä-
, ˈskȯ-\
, ˈskȯ-\
less common spelling of scallop
1a
: 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
2a
: 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
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