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🦪 Scallop catcher ✂️ Edge cutter
scalloper

scalloper

8.6
A tool that cuts a wavy, fancy edge on fabric, paper, or food
  • noun
  • /ˈskæləpər/
translation icon : cortador de bordes ondulados
  • The tailor used a scalloper to create a decorative edge on the dress hem.

Examples

  • A scalloper can add a beautiful finish to paper invitations for special events.

  • Chefs sometimes use a scalloper to give vegetables an attractive, wavy edge.

  • The scalloper made a beautiful edge on the fabric.

  • Can you pass me the scalloper?

  • The tailor used a scalloper to create a decorative edge on the dress hem.

  • A scalloper can add a beautiful finish to paper invitations for special events.

  • Chefs sometimes use a scalloper to give vegetables an attractive, wavy edge.

Synonyms

hauncher
vsscalloper
  • Specialized
9.9

A machine that cuts shaped ends or edges on wooden boards

works across materials to cut decorative curved edges

Surface Forms

scalloper singular
scallopers plural

Morphology

scalloper = scallop (transparent) = scallop + er

Instrumental '-er' added to the verb 'scallop' yields a tool or machine that performs the action; the relation is straightforward.

Etymology

Scalloper also comes from scallop, the shell with a wavy edge, and the idea of 'scalloping' or making a row of 'wavy' curves. That is why a scalloper can be a tool that cuts a 'scalloped' or 'wavy' edge on cloth, paper, metal, or food.