- scallop-shell
- [ʹskɒləpʃel] = scallop I 2
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
scallop-shell
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scallop-shell moth — noun : a yellow and brown moth (Calocalpe undulata) having wing markings like those on a scallop shell and a caterpillar that feeds especially on cherry leaves … Useful english dictionary
scallop shell — noun a shell of a scallop • Hypernyms: ↑shell … Useful english dictionary
scallop shell — n. one of the shell valves of scallop … English contemporary dictionary
scallop-shell — … Useful english dictionary
Scallop — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Scallop — Scal lop (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope a shell, probably of German or Dutch origin, and akin to E. scale of a fish; cf. D. schelp shell. See {Scale} of a fish, and cf. {Escalop}.] [Written also {scollop}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scallop — (n.) bivalve mollusk, c.1400, from O.Fr. escalope shell, variant of eschalope, probably from a Germanic source (Cf. O.N. skalpr sheath, M.Du. schelpe shell ); see SCALE (Cf. scale) (n.1). Extended 17c. to objects shaped like scallop shells,… … Etymology dictionary
scallop — ► NOUN 1) an edible bivalve mollusc with a ribbed fan shaped shell. 2) each of a series of small curves resembling the edge of a scallop shell, forming a decorative edging. ► VERB (scalloped, scalloping) 1) (scalloped) decorated with scallops. 2) … English terms dictionary
Scallop — Scal lop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scalloped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scalloping}.] 1. To mark or cut the edge or border of into segments of circles, like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. See {Scallop}, n., 2. [1913 Webster] 2. (Cookery) To bake in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pilgrim's scallop shell — noun see pilgrim scallop … Useful english dictionary
scallop — /skol euhp, skal /, n. 1. any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together. 2. the adductor muscle of certain species of such mollusks, used as food. 3 … Universalium
