Scallop
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
1. A shell fish, or rather a genus of shell fish, called
pecten. The shell is
bivalvular, the
hinge toothless, having a small
ovated hollow. The great scallop is
rugged and
imbricated with scales, grows to a large size, and in some countries is taken and barreled for market.
2. A
recess or curving of the edge of any thing, like the segment of a circle; written also scallop
Scallop
[Verb transitive]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
To mark or cut the edge or border of any thing into segments of circles.
Scallop
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
1. 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 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.
2. One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell.
3. One of the shells of a scallop; also, a
dish resembling a scallop shell.
4. To
bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or
cracker, and
bake. See
Scalloped oysters, below.
Scallop
[Verb transitive]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
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.
Scalloped
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
2. Having the edge or border cut or marked with segments of circles. See
Scallop, n., 2.
One who fishes for scallops.
