Noun
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edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
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thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
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edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells
served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
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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.)
Verb
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shape or cut in scallops
"scallop the hem of the dress"
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fish for scallops
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form scallops in
"scallop the meat"
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bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
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decorate an edge with scallops
"the dress had a scalloped skirt"