escallop

(ɛˈskɒləp; ɛˈskæl-)

n, vb

(Animals) another word for scallop

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es•cal•lop

(ɛˈskɒl əp, ɛˈskæl-)

v.t.

1. to bake (food) in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top; scallop.

2. scallop.

[1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French, Old French escalope]

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Noun	1.	escallop - edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces scollop, scallop escallop, scollop, scallop - edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean) sea scallop - muscle of large deep-water scallops bay scallop - muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops
	2.	escallop - thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled cutlet, scollop, scallop slice, piece - a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
	3.	escallop - edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions scollop, scallop bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together family Pectinidae, Pectinidae - scallops Pecten irradians, bay scallop - a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America giant scallop, Pecten magellanicus, sea scallop - a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America escallop, scollop, scallop - edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
Verb	1.	escallop - bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top scallop ready, prepare, cook, fix, make - prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"