英语词汇“scallop shells”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

scallop shells

释义

scallop /skolˈəp or skalˈəp/, also scollop /skolˈ/

noun

A bivalve mollusc (esp genus Pecten) having a sub-circular shell with sinuous radiating ridges and an eared hinge-line
A valve of its shell
A dish or other object of similar form
A shallow dish in which oysters, etc are cooked, baked, and browned
Hence, the cooked oysters, etc themselves
A potato slice cooked in batter
One of a series of curves in the edge of anything
An escalope

transitive verb

To cut into scallops or curves
To cook in a scallop with sauce and usu breadcrumbs

intransitive verb

To gather or search for scallops

ORIGIN: OFr escalope; of Gmc origin; cf Du schelp shell; Ger Schelfe husk

scallˈoped adjective

Having the edge or border cut into scallops or curves

scallˈoper noun

scallop shell noun

The shell of a scallop, esp that of a Mediterranean species used (esp historical) as the badge of a pilgrim to the shrine of St James of Compostela in NW Spain

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