scallop

n. variety of bivalve shellfish with a fluted shell; one of a series of curved projections forming a border; furrowed or fluted pattern

v. gather scallops; decorate with a curved or fluted border; bake with a sauce and bread crumbs

Scallops are marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae. They are a family, found in all of the world's oceans. Many scallops are highly prized as a food source. Some scallops are valued for their brightly colored shells.Like the true oysters (family Ostreidae), scallops have a central adductor muscle, and thus the inside of their shells has a characteristic central scar, marking the point of attachment for this muscle. The adductor muscle of scallops is larger and more developed than that of oysters, because they are active swimmers; they swim by flapping their shells open and closed. Because they can swim so well, scallops are in fact the only migratory bivalve. Their shell shape tends to be highly regular, recalling one archetypal form of a seashell, and because of this pleasing geometric shape, the scallop shell is a common decorative motif.
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Noun
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.)
(synonym) crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle
(hypernym) curve, curved shape
(derivation) scollop
2. edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
(synonym) scollop, escallop
(hypernym) shellfish
(hyponym) sea scallop
(part-holonym) scollop, escallop
(derivation) scollop
3. thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
(synonym) cutlet, scollop, escallop
(hypernym) piece, slice
(derivation) scollop
4. edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
(synonym) scollop, escallop
(hypernym) bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch
(hyponym) bay scallop, Pecten irradians
(member-holonym) Pectinidae, family Pectinidae
(part-meronym) scollop, escallop
(derivation) scollop
Verb
1. decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped skirt"
(hypernym) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
(derivation) crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle
2. form scallops in; "scallop the meat"
(synonym) scollop
(hypernym) hollow, hollow out, core out
3. fish for scallops
(synonym) scollop
(hypernym) fish
(derivation) scollop, escallop
4. shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"
(synonym) scollop
(hypernym) shape, form
(derivation) crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle

(v. t.)
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.
  

(n.)
To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See Scalloped oysters, below.
  

(n.)
One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a scallop shell.
  

(n.)
One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell.
  

(n.)
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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