Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - scallop
Scallop
scallop
n. & v. (also scollop) 1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Pectinidae, esp. of the genus Chlamys or Pecten, much prized as food. 2 (in full scallop shell) a a single valve from the shell of a scallop, with grooves and ridges radiating from the middle of the hinge and edged with small rounded lobes, often used for cooking or serving food. b hist. a representation of this shell worn as a pilgrim's badge. 3 (in pl.) an ornamental edging cut in material in imitation of a scallop-edge. 4 a small pan or dish shaped like a scallop shell and used for baking or serving food. --v.tr. (scalloped, scalloping) 1 cook in a scallop. 2 ornament (an edge or material) with scallops or scalloping. Derivatives scalloper n. scalloping n. (in sense 3 of n.). Etymology: ME f. OF escalope prob. f. Gmc
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I. noun also scollop Etymology: Middle English scalop, from Anglo-French escalope shell, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch schelpe shell Date: 15th century 1. any of numerous marine bivalve lamellibranch mollusks (family Pectinidae) that have a radially ribbed shell with the edge undulated and that swim by opening and closing the valves, the adductor muscle of a ~ as an article of food, 2. a valve or shell of a ~, a baking dish shaped like a valve of a ~, one of a continuous series of circle segments or angular projections forming a border (as on cloth or metal), pattypan, a thin slice of boneless meat or fish , II. verb also scollop Date: 1682 transitive verb 1. to shape, cut, or finish in ~s, to form ~s in, to bake in a sauce usually covered with seasoned bread or cracker crumbs , intransitive verb to gather or dredge ~s ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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