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scallop
Edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
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noun
Edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
noun
Thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
noun
Edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
noun
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.)
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Shape or cut in scallops
“Scallop the hem of the dress”
verb
Fish for scallops
verb
Form scallops in
“Scallop the meat”
verb
Bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
verb
Decorate an edge with scallops
“The dress had a scalloped skirt”
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Scallop the hem of the dress
Scallop the meat
The dress had a scalloped skirt
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