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scallop

1. scal.lop \'ska:l-*p, 'skal-\ n [ME scalop, fr. MF escalope shell, of Gmc 
   origin; akin to MD sch] [F escalope, perh. fr. E 1scallop; fr. its being 
   served curle]elpe shell 1a: any of many marine bivalve mollusks (family 
   Pectinidae) with the shell  radially ribbed and the edge undulated that 
   swim by opening and closing the valves 1b: the adductor muscle of a scallop 
   as an article of food  2: a scallop-shell valve or a similarly shaped dish 
   used for baking  3: one of a continuous series of circle segments or 
   angular projections for ming a border 4: CYMLING d like a scallop-shell 
   valve 5: a thin slice of boneless meat 
2. scallop vt [escallop fr. earlier escallop scallop shell, alter. 
   (influenced by] MF escalope shell) of 1scallop 1: to bake in a sauce usu. 
   covered with seasoned bread or cracker crumbs <(~ potatoes} 2a: to shape, 
   cut, or finish in scallops  2b: to form scallops in  : to gather or dredge 
   scallops  - scal.lop.er n