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- Dictionaryscallop/ˈskɒləp/
noun
- 1. an edible bivalve mollusc with a ribbed fan-shaped shell. Scallops swim by rapidly opening and closing the shell valves.
- 2. each of a series of convex rounded projections forming an ornamental edging cut in material or worked in lace or knitting in imitation of the edge of a scallop shell: "an intricate design of vees and scallops"
verb
- 1. ornament (an edge or material) with scallops: "the beaded lace overlay scalloped the neckline of the dress"
- 2. gather or dredge for scallops: North American "in fall and early winter they went scalloping"
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