scal·lop / ˈskäləp; ˈskal-/ • n. 1. an edible bivalve mollusk (family Pectinidae) with a ribbed fan-shaped shell. Scallops swim by rapidly opening and closing the shell valves. ∎  a small pan or dish shaped like a scallop shell and used for baking or serving food. 2. (usu. scallops) each of a series of convex rounded projections forming an ornamental edging cut in material or worked in lace or knitting. 3. another term for escalope.• v. (-loped , -lop·ing ) 1. [tr.] [usu. as adj.] (scalloped) ornament (an edge or material) with scallops: a scalloped neckline. 2. [intr.] [usu. as n.] (scalloping) gather or dredge for scallops. 3. [tr.] bake with milk or a sauce: [as adj.] (scalloped) scalloped potatoes. DERIVATIVES: scal·lop·er n.

scallop.
1. Classical architectural enrichment derived from the shell of a scallop with many applications including the decoration of the quarter-spherical heads of arched apses and niches.

2. Romanesque moulding consisting of a series of convex lobes similar to a scale moulding, but in one series only, like the edge of an apron. A variety of it to a very large scale was used by Neo-Classical architects, often for friezes.

scallop Edible bivalve mollusc. One shell, or valve, is usually convex and the other almost flat. The shell's surface is ribbed (scalloped). Most scallops have a row of eyes that fringe the fleshy mantle. Width: 2.5–20cm (1–8in). Family Pectinidae.

scallop, scollop kind of shellfish; shell of this, esp. as a pilgrim's badge XIV; formation resembling the edge of a scallop-shell XVII. Aphetic — OF. escalope, app. of Gmc. orig.

scallop or scalloped capital. See capital.