scallop

Definitions

1. 1.One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell.
2. 2.One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a scallop shell.
3. 3.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.
4. 4.(Cookery) To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See Scalloped oysters, below.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is one of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell called?
• What is one of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a scallop shell called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See Scalloped oysters, below called?