scallop has definitions from the fields of zoology,food,chemistry,clothing
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[ noun ] (food) thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled

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piece

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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces

Synonyms

escallop scollop

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[ verb ] (clothing) shape or cut in scallops, as of the edge of a garment

Synonyms

scollop

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shape crenature

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[ verb ] fish for scallops

Synonyms

scollop

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fish cutlet

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[ verb ] form scallops in

Synonyms

scollop

Examples

"scallop the meat"

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hollow

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[ verb ] decorate an edge with scallops

Examples

"the dress had a scalloped skirt"

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decorate crenature

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[ noun ] one of a series of rounded teeth formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth etc.)

Synonyms

crenation

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curve

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[ 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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curve

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[ noun ] (zoology) edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions

Synonyms

escallop scollop

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