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Noun
- edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
- thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
- edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
- one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
Verb
- shape or cut in scallops
- scallop the hem of the dress
- bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
- decorate an edge with scallops
- the dress had a scalloped skirt