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scallop

scallop

3 6.9
A small rounded curve on the edge of a leaf or cloth
  • noun
  • /ˈskæl.əp/
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  • Small scallops of white water showed on the ocean and the sound.

You know, if it has this sort of scallop shape, wonderful, bring on the lotteries then it will, it will span the arcline.

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Examples

  • It's most definitely a scallop attached to the side of your clam.

    Blog text (32)

  • The scallop-shell lamp casts its mournful glow across the empty bed.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • and a red tank top, under which I could see a scallop of black bra strap.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • a wide, soft scallop of white eyelet trim.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • There is her scallop-shaped soap dish.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The house in Martinville was not difficult to find, though it was coral with white scallop trim rather than the Halloween orange she had imagined.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The Darwin family's ancestral coat of arms consisted of three scallop shells in a row.

    Academic text (2009)

  • So if you have one scalloped edge, you can use the scallop as the hem of a skirt, a yolk, A bodice, something like that.

  • Her gaze is dreamy, downcast, a giant scallop in her hair, and pearls strung from her clothing and wrists.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The dress had a beautiful scallop along the hem, making it look elegant and stylish.

Synonyms

crenelle
vsscallop
  • Specialized
9.9

A small rounded part on the edge of a leaf, shell or cell

is a general term for any small rounded bump or inward curve on edges
crenature
vsscallop
  • Specialized
9.9

A row of small rounded curves or notches along an edge, like on leaves and shells

is used for a single rounded bump or inward curve rather than the pattern
crenel
vsscallop
  • Specialized
9.9

A small notch in the edge of a leaf, shell or border

is limited to small rounded bumps or inward curves, not square shapes
crenation
vsscallop
  • Specialized
9.9

Rounded notches and bumps along the edge of a leaf, or the shrinking of a cell in salt water

denotes a single small rounded bump or inward curve rather than the whole series

Compounds

sea scallop
  • US
2 3.4

A large sea animal with a shell that people eat for its tender meat

bay scallop
  • US
1 3.7

A small edible shellfish with sweet, tender meat from shallow coastal waters

scallop shell
1 4.4

A fan-shaped shell with lines from the middle to the edge often used as a symbol

giant scallop
  • US
4.9

A large edible sea clam that lives in cold Atlantic waters

Surface Forms

scallop singular
scallops plural

Etymology

Scallop for a small rounded edge comes from the shell's shape — the scallop shell has a row of little rounded curves, so a 'scallop' edge is one made to look like that shell.