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scallop

Произношение:
scal.lop
Часть речи:
n
Происхождение:
[ME scalop, fr. MF escalope shell, of Gmc origin; akin to MD schelpe shell]
Появление:
(15c)
Определение:
1 a: any of numerous marine bivalve lamellibranch mollusks (family Pectinidae) that have a radially ribbed shell with the edge undulated and that swim by opening and closing the valves b: the adductor muscle of a scallop as an article of food 2 a: a valve or shell of a scallop b: a baking dish shaped like a valve of a scallop 3: one of a continuous series of circle segments or angular projections forming a border 4: pattypan 5 [F escalope, prob. fr. MF, shell]: a thin slice of boneless meat (as veal)

Часть речи:
vt
Появление:
(1737) 1 [fr. the use of a scallop shell as a baking dish]
Определение:
to bake in a sauce usu. covered with seasoned bread or cracker crumbs <~ed potatoes> 2 a: to shape, cut, or finish in scallops b: to form scallops in ~ vi: to gather or dredge scallops

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