Scollop

3 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]:

  Scollop \Scol"lop\, n. & v.
     See {Scallop}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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