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escallop.

A scallop.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A scallop.

  2. A bearing or charge consisting of an escalop shell, considered as a sign that the bearer had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

  3. A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything.

    obsolete
  4. Alternative spelling of escalope.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

From Middle French escalope.

verb
  1. Dated form of scallop (“bake in a casserole”).

    alt-of · dated
Where this word comes from

From Middle French escalope.

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