[n] edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
[n] thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
[n] edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
[n] 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.)
[v] shape or cut in scallops, as of the edge of a garment
[v] fish for scallops
[v] form scallops in
[v] decorate an edge with scallops, as of a dress
Synonyms
crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, cutlet, escallop, escallop, scollop, scollop, scollop, scollop, scollop