English Explanatory Dictionary

escallop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
  4. Alternative spelling of escalope.
verb
  1. Dated form of scallop (“bake in a casserole”).

Word forms

escallop escallops escalop escalope escalloping escalloped

Etymology

From Middle French escalope.

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