escallop
verb (used with object)
to bake (food cut into pieces) in a sauce or other liquid, often with crumbs on top; scallop.
escalop
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a variation of
escallop.
Example Sentences
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The escalop was sometimes used, and either of them was considered as an emblem of the pilgrim’s intention to go beyond the sea.
From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
"Around it were scattered a great quantity of pearl, escalop, oyster, and other shells, which had been lately roasted."
From A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 by Matthew Flinders
Put a layer of the cauliflower in an escalop dish, moisten it with Bechamel or cream sauce, and sprinkle in a little grated cheese.
From Miss Parloa's New Cook Book by Maria Parloa
Scallop, scollop, or escalop, are one and the same fish.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Pierre Blot
The only one I ever recollect to have seen in France was at Moulineaux.—I also observed a mutilated pillar, which originally supported the altar, ornamented with escalop shells and fleurs-de-lys in bold relief.
From Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 by Dawson Turner
