| 单词 | scallop |
| 释义 | 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. --vtr. (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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