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Look up: scallop

  1. Scallop
    Carved in a series of semi-circles.
    Found on http://www.castlesontheweb.com/glossary.

  2. Scallop
    The scallop is a marine mollusc.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Scallop
    A bivalve mollusk with a ribbed, fan-shaped shell. In U.S. markets, only the adductor muscle, which opens and closes the shell is available. The Bay scallop is smaller, sweeter and a bit more succulent that their deep sea counterparts.
    Found on http://www.nutribase.com/fishmeat.shtml

  4. scallop
    [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.) 2. [n] - edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells 3. [n] - edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions 4. [v] - decorate an edge with scallops, as of a dress 5. [v] - form scallops in 6. [v] - fish for scallops 7. [v] - shape or cut in scallops, as of the edge of a garment
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. SCALLOP
    (language, history) A medium-level language for CDC computers, used to bootstrap the first Pascal compiler. (1994-11-01)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/

  6. scallop
    Curves or indentations along the edge of the lace. Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  7. Scallop
    ornament carved in the form of a shell, often above doorways. (Illustration)
    Found on http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glo

  8. Scallop
    Scal'lop noun [ Old French escalope a shell, probably of German or Dutch origin, and akin to English scale of a fish ; confer Dutch schelp shell. See Scale of a fish, and confer Escalop .] [ Written also scollop .] 1. (Zoology) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the family Pecti ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/24

  9. Scallop
    Scal'lop transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Scalloped ; present participle & verbal noun 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 , noun , 2. 2. (Cookery) To bake in scallop ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/24

  10. scallop
    1. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the family Pectinidae. 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 Jacobaeus) occurs ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  11. scallop
    scollop noun edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. scallop
    scollop noun edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. scallop
    crenation 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.)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  14. scallop
    verb bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  15. Scallop
    A `scallop` ( or ) is a marine bivalve mollusc of the family `Pectinidae`. Scallops constitute a cosmopolitan family, found in all of the world's oceans. Many scallops are highly prized as a food source. Some scallops are valued for their brightly colored shells. Like the true oysters (family Ostreidae), scallops have a central adductor muscle, and thus the inside of their shells has a characteristic central scar, marking the point of attachment...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scallop

  16. Scallop
    • (n.) To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See Scalloped oysters, below. • (v. t.) 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. • (n.) One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremiti...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  17. scallop
    (from the article `cave`) Among the most significant of the solutional sculpturings are the small scooplike depressions known as scallops. Scallops vary in size from a few ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/39

  18. scallop
    any of the marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pectinidae, particularly the species of the genus Pecten. The family, which includes about 50 genera ... [7 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/39

  19. Scallop
    Areas enclosed by profile line and blanking band.
    Found on http://www.pavement.com/glossary/A.html

  20. SCALLOP
    To bake a food, usually in a casserole, with sauce or other liquid. Crumbs often are sprinkled over.
    Found on http://www.d.umn.edu/~alphanu/cookery/gl

  21. scallop
    scallop or pecten,marine bivalve mollusk. Like its close relative the oyster, the scallop has no siphons, the mantle being completely open, but it differs from other mollusks in that both mantle edges have a row of steely blue “eyes” and tactile projections. The rounded shells have radia...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08438


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