单词 | escallop |
释义 | escallop /e skol"euhp, e skal"-/, v.t. 1. to bake (food cut into pieces) in a sauce or other liquid, often with crumbs on top; scallop. 2. to bake (fish, potatoes, etc.) in scallop shells. n. 3. scallop. 4. Heraldry. a representation of a scallop shell, traditionally associated with pilgrimages and crusades. Also, escalop (for defs. 1-3). [1425-75; late ME < MF, OF escalope, escalipe shell (of a nut, snail, etc.), perh. < MD scelpe, scolpe mollusk shell (D schelp; perh. akin to SCALP)] |
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