Scallop

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     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}.
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     2. One of series of segments of circles joined at their
        extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of
        a scallop shell.
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     3. One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a
        scallop shell.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     2. (Cookery) To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare
        with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See {Scalloped
        oysters}, below.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scallop
       n 1: 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: {crenation}, {crenature},
             {crenel}, {crenelle}]
       2: edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served
          broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces [syn: {scollop},
           {escallop}]
       3: thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or
          broiled [syn: {cutlet}, {scollop}, {escallop}]
       4: edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that
          swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of
          snapping motions [syn: {scollop}, {escallop}]
       v 1: decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped
            skirt"
       2: form scallops in; "scallop the meat" [syn: {scollop}]
       3: fish for scallops [syn: {scollop}]
       4: shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"
          [syn: {scollop}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  135 Moby Thesaurus words for "scallop":
     Dungeness crab, Japanese crab, Vandyke, Vandyke edge,
     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, eggshell, fire,
     fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, gash, griddle, grill, heat, incise,
     indent, intort, jag, 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, whelk, whirl,
     whorl, wind, winkle, worm, wring
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  SCALLOP
       
           A medium-level language for {CDC}
          computers, used to {bootstrap} the first {Pascal} {compiler}.
       
          (1994-11-01)