Definition of: scallop

(skal′əp, skol′-) noun
1. A bivalve (genus Pecten) having a nearly circular shell with radiating ribs and wavy edge.
2. Its adductor muscle, which as a rule is edible and very succulent.
3. Its shell, formerly worn as a pilgrim's badge.
4. A dish or pan (originally a scallop shell) in which oysters are cooked or served.
5. One of a series of semicircular curves along an edge, as for ornament.
—v.t.
1. To shape the edge of with scallops; ornament with scallops.
2. To bake (food) in a casserole with a liquid or sauce, often topped with bread crumbs. Also spelled escallop, scollop. [ME scalop <MF escalope shell <Gmc. Akin to SCALE¹.]
—scal′lop·er noun
SCALLOP SHELL