Scal"lop (?; 277), n. [OF.
escalope a shell, probably of German or Dutch origin, and akin
to E. scale of a fish; cf. D. schelp shell. See
Scale of a fish, and cf. Escalop.] [Written also
scollop.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any one
of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and
allied genera of the family Pectinidæ. The shell is
usually radially ribbed, and the edge is therefore often undulated in
a characteristic manner. The large adductor muscle of some the species
is much used as food. One species (Vola Jacobæus) occurs
on the coast of Palestine, and its shell was formerly worn by pilgrims
as a mark that they had been to the Holy Land. Called also fan
shell. See Pecten, 2.
&fist; The common edible scallop of the Eastern United States is
Pecten irradians; the large sea scallop, also used as food, is
P. Clintonius, or tenuicostatus.
2. One of series of segments of circles joined
at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a
scallop shell.
3. One of the shells of a scallop; also, a
dish resembling a scallop shell.
Scal"lop, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Scalloped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Scalloping.] 1. To mark or cut the edge or
border of into segments of circles, like the edge or surface of a
scallop shell. See Scallop, n., 2.
2. (Cookery) To bake in scallop shells
or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See
Scalloped oysters, below.
Scal"lop (?; 277), n. [OF.
escalope a shell, probably of German or Dutch origin, and akin
to E. scale of a fish; cf. D. schelp shell. See
Scale of a fish, and cf. Escalop.] [Written also
scollop.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any one
of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and
allied genera of the family Pectinidæ. The shell is
usually radially ribbed, and the edge is therefore often undulated in
a characteristic manner. The large adductor muscle of some the species
is much used as food. One species (Vola Jacobæus) occurs
on the coast of Palestine, and its shell was formerly worn by pilgrims
as a mark that they had been to the Holy Land. Called also fan
shell. See Pecten, 2.
&fist; The common edible scallop of the Eastern United States is
Pecten irradians; the large sea scallop, also used as food, is
P. Clintonius, or tenuicostatus.
2. One of series of segments of circles joined
at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a
scallop shell.
3. One of the shells of a scallop; also, a
dish resembling a scallop shell.
Scal"lop, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Scalloped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Scalloping.] 1. To mark or cut the edge or
border of into segments of circles, like the edge or surface of a
scallop shell. See Scallop, n., 2.
2. (Cookery) To bake in scallop shells
or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See
Scalloped oysters, below.
