scallop

[ US /ˈskæɫəp/ ]
[ UK /skˈæləp/ ]
VERB
  1. bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
  2. shape or cut in scallops
    scallop the hem of the dress
  3. decorate an edge with scallops
    the dress had a scalloped skirt
  4. fish for scallops
  5. form scallops in
    scallop the meat
NOUN
  1. thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
  2. edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
  3. 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.)
  4. edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
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How To Use scallop In A Sentence

  • The main course was going to be a roast duck, served with cranberry stuffing and scalloped potatoes.
  • Pat the scallops dry and sear on a high heat for 40 seconds each side. Times, Sunday Times
  • After our eyes adjust, we find the walls to be a gorgeous translucent blue, the surface scalloped into smooth, symmetrical wavelets.
  • If you opt for a fish dish for your main meal, diver harvested scallops wrapped in bacon with hollandaise sauce is sure to get the mouth watering.
  • I ordered scallops with ragout of haricot beans and wild mushrooms with butternut squash sauce.
  • Here the interior is inlaid with millions of beautiful shells, scallops, paloudres, clams, periwinkles, mussels, oysters and rogans.
  • The western arch capitals have, as decoration, the rose and escallop shell alternately -- badges of the Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See
  • The armchair's densely carved scallops and shellwork, rosebuds, floral bouquets, and cartouche-shaped back are loosely based on the rococo style as reinterpreted in French pattern books of the mid-nineteenth century.
  • It was also a big problem getting rid of the scallop shells. Times, Sunday Times
  • Over scalloped potatoes and roast beef, Gabriella's favourite meal, Elaine's mother asked, ‘So, James, what do you do for a living?’
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