| Scallop (scallop) |
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| n. | (?; 277) |
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| Scal"lop |
| [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.] |
Any one
of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and
allied genera of the family Pectinidæ. 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 Jacobæus) 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.
One of series of segments of circles joined
at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a
scallop shell.
One of the shells of a scallop; also, a
dish resembling a scallop shell.
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| Scallop (scallop) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Scal"lop |
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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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