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scallop

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  one  of  numerous  species  of  marine  bivalve 
  mollusks  of  the  genus  Pecten  and  allied  genera  of  the 
  family  {Pectinid[ae]}.  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 
  Jacob[ae]us})  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. 
 
  Note:  The  common  edible  scallop  of  the  Eastern  United  States 
  is  {Pecten  irradians};  the  large  sea  scallop,  also  used 
  as  food,  is  {P.  Clintonius  or  tenuicostatus}. 
 
  2.  One  of  series  of  segments  of  circles  joined  at  their 
  extremities,  forming  a  border  like  the  edge  or  surface  of 
  a  scallop  shell. 
 
  3.  One  of  the  shells  of  a  scallop;  also  a  dish  resembling  a 
  scallop  shell. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  (Cookery)  To  bake  in  scallop  shells  or  dishes;  to  prepare 
  with  crumbs  of  bread  or  cracker,  and  bake.  See  {Scalloped 
  oysters},  below. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  scallop 
  n  1:  edible  muscle  of  mollusks  having  fan-shaped  shells;  served 
  broiled  or  poached  or  in  salads  or  cream  sauces  [syn:  {scollop}] 
  2:  thin  slice  of  meat  (especially  veal)  usually  fried  or 
  broiled  [syn:  {cutlet}] 
  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:  {scollop}] 
  v  1:  decorate  an  edge  with  scallops,  as  of  a  dress 
  2:  form  scallops  in  [syn:  {scollop}] 
  3:  fish  for  scallops  [syn:  {scollop}] 
  4:  shape  or  cut  in  scallops,  as  of  the  edge  of  a  garment  [syn: 
  {scollop}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  SCALLOP 
 
  A  medium-level  language  for  {CDC}  computers,  used  to 
  {bootstrap}  the  first  {Pascal}  compiler. 
 
  (1994-11-01)




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