escallop-shell

  • 1escallop shell — noun see escallop II …

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  • 2escallop-shell — …

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  • 3escallop — late 15c., from M.Fr. escalope shell, from a Germanic source (see SCALLOP (Cf. scallop)). For initial e , see ESPECIAL (Cf. especial) …

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  • 4escallop — or escalop [e skäl′əp, eskal′əp] n., vt. [OFr escalope, a shell: see SCALLOP] SCALLOP …

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  • 5escallop — /e skol euhp, e skal /, v.t. 1. to bake (food cut into pieces) in a sauce or other liquid, often with crumbs on top; scallop. 2. to bake (fish, potatoes, etc.) in scallop shells. n. 3. scallop. 4. Heraldry. a representation of a scallop shell,… …

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  • 6escallop — [ɪ skaləp, ɛ , skɒl ] noun 1》 variant spelling of escalope. 2》 another term for scallop (in sense 2). 3》 Heraldry a scallop shell as a charge. verb (escallops, escalloping, escalloped …

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  • 7escallop — /ɛsˈkɒləp/ (say es koluhp), / ˈkæl / (say kal ) noun 1. Heraldry a decoration in the form of a scallop shell. –verb (t) 2. → scallop (def. 9). {Middle English, from Middle French escalope shell} …

  • 8escallop — n. variety of bivalve shellfish with a fluted shell; one of a series of curved projections forming a border; furrowed or fluted pattern v. bake pieces of food in a liquid (often with a bread crumb topping) …

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  • 9escallop — n. 1 = SCALLOP 1, 2. 2 = ESCALOPE. 3 (in pl.) = SCALLOP 3. 4 Heraldry a scallop shell as a device. Etymology: formed as ESCALOPE …

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  • 10Way of St. James — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Route of Santiago de Compostela State Party = ESP Type = Cultural Criteria = ii, iv, vi ID = 669 Region = Europe and North America Year = 1993 Session = 17th Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/669The Way of St …

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