scallopn.
/ˈskɒləp/, /ˈskaləp/, U.S. /ˈskɑləp/, /ˈskæləp/ 1.
a. A shellfish of the genus Pecten.
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the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [noun] > shell-fish or mollusc > scallop
scale-oyster1419
scallopc1440
escallop1610
queen1803
quin1840
squin1864
queen scallop1955
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Pectinidae > genus Pecten > member of
scallopc1440
oyster-scalp1552
clam1593
escallop1610
queen1803
quin1840
squin1864
queen scallop1955
queenie1972
magnificent scallop1990
α.
β. 1630 J. Taylor Wks. i. 117/1 The blushing Prawne, the well-armed Oyster, the Scollop, the Wilke.1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. i. 234 Oysters, Cochles, Sckollops, and other testaceous animals. View more context for this quotation1661 W. Rabisha Whole Body Cookery 125 First boyl your Scollups, then take them out of the shells and wash them.1706 Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) 24 2160* I took this..Scollop and Sea Horn.c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 442/2 Scalop, fysche [Winch. MS. Scalap].
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 265/2 Scaloppe a fysshe.
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xi. li. 353 The great Scallops make a certaine noise as they shoot out of the water.
1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 70 The skalops which they call holy cockels, twelue for a lire.
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §747 No Liuing Creatures, that haue Shells very hard; (As Oysters, Cockles, Mussles, Scallops).
?1711 J. Petiver Gazophylacii VII.–VIII. Table 62 Madras spotted Scallop.
1716 J. Gay Trivia ii. 40 And luscious 'Scallops, to allure the Tastes Of rigid Zealots to delicious Fasts.
1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. III. 539 The Scallop has the power of progressive motion upon land, and likewise of swimming on the surface of the water.
1841 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xxii. 391 In the Scallops (Pecten) the edges of the mantle are studded with..pearl-like points.
b. A scallop-shell; a vessel resembling one, used in baptism, etc.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > of specific shape
scallop1401
shipc1410
friar1463
columbe1488
culver1500
bell1651
cornet1677
churn1747
tulip-glass1755
situla1804
nacelle1873
thyrse1876
tsun1958
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Pectinidae > genus Pecten > member of > shell of
cockle1415
cockleshell?1440
scallop-shell1530
freel1637
scallop1639
frill1713
Jacob's shell1757
petuncle1854
skimmer shell1880
α.
β. 1752 Pococke Tour (1891) 87 The woman also melted tallow in a scollop and dipt the rushes in it.1401 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1899) II. 452 Item j scalap et j navis argent' deaurat'.
1408 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1899) II. 402 Et in 1 scalopp argent. pro sale benedicendo.
1639 T. Heywood Londini Status Pacatus sig. A4v A person representing the ancient River Nilus, mounted in a Sea-Chariot, and seated upon a silver Scallop.
1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 357 A lump, taken fresh from the stratum,..exhibits, in perfect shape, innumberable muscle shells, scallops, &c.
c. A pilgrim's cockle-shell worn as a sign that he had visited the shrine of St. James at Compostella.
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society > faith > artefacts > pilgrim's garb > items of attire > [noun] > token > shell
shell1362
scallop?a1400
cockleshell1488
scallop-shell1530
Jacob's shell1757
cockle1962
?a1400 Morte Arth. 3474 With scrippe, ande with slawyne, and skalopis i-newe, Both pyke and palme, alles pilgram hym scholde.
1501 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 83 The stooll..coloord and garnyschyd wt scalepps and othyr sygnys of Seynt Jamys.
1532 in F. W. Weaver Wells Wills (1890) 186 My bedes with scallopps.
1710 T. Parnell Hermit 25 The pilgrim~staff he bore, And fix'd the scallop in his hat before.
1871 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 399 As little typical of the inward man as the scallop of a pilgrim.
2. † c. Lace or edging of a scalloped pattern; a scalloped lace band or collar. Obsolete.
a. An object of the shape of a scallop-shell; a part or formation resembling a scallop-shell.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [noun] > thing or part in other curved shapes
heart1446
scutule1592
figure (of) eight1607
parenthesis1608
scallop1609
curvilineal1636
stirrup1684
pelecoid1706
shield1849
pretzel1919
jug handle1955
1609 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1884) V. 5 I will have my Derege in my house,..and at Mr. Perot be at the same dener; and at tharbe skallapis of mayne breid.
1629 T. Dekker Londons Tempe 65 Bases, and Buskins cut..at the top into siluer scollups.
1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) i. xiv. 32 A Mans Liver is not divided into Laps or Scollops.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 374/1 The Scallop, as covers the Winding hole [in a watch].
b. esp. One of a series of convex rounded projections forming the scalloped edge of a garment or other object. Also, a scalloped form, a scalloping.This use probably has a double origin; a ‘scalloped’ edge may be compared either to a row of scallop-shells, or to the edge of a scallop-shell.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [noun] > scallop
scallop1613
escallop1692
1613 F. Beaumont Masqve Inner Temple sig. Dv The hinder part cut into Scallops, answering the skirts of their doublets.
c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 16 All of them gather'd up ye upper peticoate in little scallops.
1713 J. Gay in Guardian 1 Sept. 1/1 The Men have contented themselves with the Retrenchment of the Hat, or the various Scallop of the Pocket.
1776 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, octavo) II. ii. 492 Four scollops on the exterior toe..each finely serrated on their edges.
1842 W. Bowman in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 508/1 Thus giving a slight scallop, or regular indentation, to the edge.
1869 A. J. Evans Vashti iv. 61 The girl sewed on, working scallop after scallop, and flower after flower.
1886 C. F. Woolson East Angels ix The beach waved in and out in long scallops.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [noun] > bordering or edging > other
cremil1393
miling1434
surfle?1533
scallop1603
broad-lace1846
beading1900
1603 in 38th Rep. Deputy Keeper Rec. App. 444 Stamells, stanimes, scallops, tapessary or tapestry.
1661 S. Pepys Diary 7 Dec. (1970) II. 228 My wife and I were talking about buying of a fine Scallop..which is to cost her 45s.
Compounds
C1. General attributive.
a. (In sense 1.)
scallop-bank n.
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1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 12 Scallop-banks at twenty fathoms.
scallop bed n.
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1977 N.Z. Herald 8 Jan. i. 2/3 Scallop beds around the Coromandel Harbour could be wiped out within five years if the onslaught of spiked dredges used mainly by holiday-makers continued.
scallop boat n.
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1977 New Yorker 15 Aug. 46/1 The Sniktaw III, a forty-foot scallop boat, is moving rapidly south-ward down the channel.
scallop dredge n.
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1884 U.S. National Mus. Bull. No. 27. 268 Implements [used in shellfish fishery include]..Scallop-dredge.
1887 G. B. Goode Fisheries U.S.: Hist. & Methods II. 571 The ordinary scallop dredge holds from one to two bushels.
scallop-fishery n.
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1886 Amer. Naturalist 20 1001 It is only between Cape Cod and New Jersey that any commercial scallop-fishery exists.
scallop net n.
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1881 E. Ingersoll Oyster-industry (10th Census U.S.: Bureau of Fisheries) 247 Scallop Net, the small dredge used in catching scallops.
b. (In sense 2.)
scallop-wise adv.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adverb] > in scallops
scallop-wise1558
1558 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 38 Greane vellvet cutt in leaves scallopwise.
1688 [see scallop-iron n. at Compounds 2]. c. Quasi-adj. = ‘scalloped’
scallop capital n.
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1862 J. H. Parker Rickman's Styles Archit. Eng. (ed. 6) 138 The scollop capitals are..frequently used.
scallop lace n.
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1706 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. v. 15 Pristine Pinners next their Faces, Edg'd round with ancient scollop Laces.
scallop moulding n.
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1848 J. H. Parker Rickman's Styles Archit. Eng. (ed. 5) p. xx Two varieties of scallop mouldings.
scallop tile n.
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1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Tyle Scallop or Astragal Tyles, are in all respects like plain Tyles, only their lower Ends are in Form of..a Semicircle, with a Square on each Side.
scallop top n.
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1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 129. ¶10 A Pair of Shoes with high Scollop Tops.
d.
scallop-edged adj.
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1856 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass (new ed.) 214 I saw..the scallop-edged waves in the twilight.
1967 R. S. Churchill Winston S. Churchill II. viii. 274 A splendid scallop-edged silver tray presented by all his colleagues in the Government.
scallop-leaved adj.
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1822 S. Clarke Hortus Anglicus II. 76 Scollop-leaved Iron Wort.
scallop-necked adj.
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1783 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. ii. 643 Scallop~necked Pigeon.
scallop-shaped adj.
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1843 R. J. Graves Syst. Clin. Med. xxvi. 334 Scollop-shaped condylomata.
scallop-striped adj.
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1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country i. 38 One level, scallop-striped With bands of beet and turnip and luzern.
scallop-tailed adj.
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1802 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. III. 276 Scollop-tailed Gecko.
scallop-toed adj.
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1674 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words 92 A bird of the Coot kind, scollop-toed.
1843 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Birds I. Index p. xxvii Scallop-toed Sandpiper.
scallop-winged adj.
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1749 B. Wilkes Eng. Moths & Butterflies 39 The Scallop winged Moth laid her Eggs on the 5th of August.
1829 J. F. Stephens Systematic Catal. Brit. Insects ii. 97 Cymatophora..Oo..Scallop-winged Oak M[oth].
C2. † scallop-iron n. Obsolete (see quot. 1688).† scallop slate n. Obsolete ? shale containing fossil scallops.† scallop-stone n. Obsolete ? a fossil pecten.
scallop budding n. (see quot. 1824).
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1824 J. C. Loudon Green-house Compan. i. 234 The scallope or French mode of budding, in which a section or scallope of bark and wood containing a bud is taken from one tree, and applied to a part of the stem of another tree, where a similar scallope had been removed.
scallop crab n. a pea-crab inhabiting scallops.
scallop hook tip n. (see quot. 1829).
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of
buddea1200
Bruchusa1398
cut-fowl1587
insect1601
intersect1655
beastie1820
scallop hook tip1829
hexapod1875
wog1922
1829 J. F. Stephens Systematic Catal. Brit. Insects ii. 156 Platypteryx..lacertula..Scallap Hook-tip.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > cutting, stamping, or pinking > equipment for
bodkinc1440
scallop-iron1688
pinking iron1761
stiletto1828
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 397/1 Sadlers Tools..a Larg Scallop Iron,..being a kind of Punch to cut Leather Scallop wise.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [noun] > shale > others
till1672
bass1686
bat1686
blue metal1699
scallop slate1711
black shale1730
shale-shiver1794
shale1825
till-stonec1830
Wenlock shale1834
famp1836
Boghead1858
oil shale1866
paper shale1874
symon1881
paste-rock1882
slasto1953
1711 J. Petiver Gazophylacii VI. Table LI Flat thin Scallop Slate.
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the world > life > biology > organism > fossil > [noun] > types of
astroite1610
belemnite1646
mussel-stone1660
scallop-stone1668
trochite1676
conchite1677
ophiomorphite1677
pectinite1677
worm-stone1677
musculite1681
serpent-stone1681
sugar-plum1681
glossopetraa1684
ague shell1708
forket1708
mytilite1727
grit1748
phytolithus1761
fairy beads1767
fairy fingers1780
fairy arrow1794
gryphite1794
ram's horn1797
hysterolite1799
tubulite1799
thunder-pick1801
celleporite1808
ceraunite1814
seraph1822
serpulite1828
coprolite1829
subfossil1831
pencil1843
trigonellite1845
buccinite1852
rudist1855
guide fossil1867
witch's cradle1867
coccolith1868
fairy cheeses1869
discolith1871
Portland screw1871
spiniferite1872
cyatholith1875
cryptozoon1883
sabellite1889
palaeospecies1895
homoeomorph1898
rudistid1900
megafossil1932
scolecodont1933
macrofossil1937
hystrichosphere1955
palynomorph1961
acritarch1963
molecular fossil1965
mitrate1967
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Pectinidae > genus Pecten > member of > fossil
scallop-stone1668
pectinite1677
1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 267 Pectinitis..Scollop-stone.
Draft additions 1993
An escalope.
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the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > cut or piece of meat > [noun] > slice or strip of meat
randc1330
steak1530
collop1577
stroke1581
sticking draught1688
scallop1723
fillet1725
cut1770
escalope1828
1723 J. Nott Cook's & Confectioner's Dict. sig. D7 Take..Scollops of Veal or Mutton larded with Bacon.
1845 E. Acton Mod. Cookery (ed. 2) ix. 218 Slice very thin the white part of some cold veal, divide and trim it into scallops not larger than a shilling.
1986 B. Fussell Eating In vi. 67 For traditional veal scalloppine, instead of breading the scallops, dust them with seasoned flour and sauté.
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scallopv.
1.
a. transitive. To shape or cut (out) in the form of a scallop-shell; to ornament or trim with scallops.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > ornament [verb (transitive)] > tip, edge, or mount
belayc1175
tip1483
impale1553
befringe1611
scallop1749
mount1770
the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > cause to have series of curves [verb (transitive)] > scalloped
gimp1697
scallop1749
1749 W. Shenstone Irregular Ode 100 To fence for you my shady grove And scollop ev'ry winding shore.
1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (Dublin ed.) V. xvii. 340 A Vest of Silver Brocading, scollop'd over a Petticoat of the same Fabric.
1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 103 This fellow..having no inclination to curry any beast out of the stable, was at great pains to scollop his nails in such a manner that the blood followed at every stroke.
1809 N. Pinkney Trav. South of France 203 It fits closely, and is scolloped round the neck, arms, and at the bottom.
a1810 J. J. Henry Campaign against Quebec (1812) 21 The face of the rock was, as it were scalloped out, down to the water's edge.
1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet I. 44 The bow windows and balconies that scallop the narrow side streets.
1908 Blackwood's Mag. July 101/2 Their edges are elaborately scalloped with a drop of clear water lodged in each rounded notch.
b. Mining. (See quot. 1883.)
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1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Scallop, to cut..the sides of a heading without holing them, or using powder.
2. Cookery. To bake (oysters, etc.) in a scallop-shell or similar-shaped pan or plate with bread crumbs, cream, butter, and condiments.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > cook [verb (transitive)] > cook in specific vessel
griddlec1430
smore1562
oven1688
smother1707
grill1728
scallop1737
jug1747
pot1808
pan1871
slow-cook1904
casserole1930
oven-cook1953
1737 in J. Colville Ochtertyre House Bk. of Accomps (1907) 3 Scollopt oysters.
1769 E. Raffald Experienced Eng. House-keeper xii. 263 To scollop Potatoes. Boil your Potatoes, then beat them fine in a Bowl with good Cream, a Lump of Butter and Salt, put them into scollop'd Shells,..put them in a Dutch Oven to brown .
1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk II. 75 Lobsters, boiled, scalloped, and hot-buttered.
1885 E. P. Wright Animal Life 555 The shell [of the scallop Pecten maximus] is often used for ‘scalloping’ oysters.
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