escallop

American  

[e-skol-uhp, e-skal-] / ɛˈskɒl əp, ɛˈskæl- /

Also escalop

verb (used with object)

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.

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noun

1. scallop.

2. Heraldry. a representation of a scallop shell, traditionally associated with pilgrimages and crusades.

escallop British  

/ ɛˈskɒləp, ɛˈskæl- /

noun

1. another word for scallop

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Other Word Forms

• unescalloped adjective

Etymology

Origin of escallop

1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French, Old French escalope, escalipe shell (of a nut, snail, etc.), perhaps < Middle Dutch scelpe, scolpe mollusk shell ( Dutch schelp; perhaps akin to scalp )

Example Sentences

Your mind is made of crumbs,—like an escallop Of oysters,—first a layer of crumbs, and then An oystery taste, and then a layer of crumbs.

From Aria da Capo by Millay, Edna St. Vincent

The western arch capitals have, as decoration, the rose and escallop shell alternately—badges of the Dacres and Nevilles, who also may have been benefactors to the cathedral.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See by Eley, C. King

Per pale sable and or, a cheveron between three escallop shells, all counterchanged.

From Notes and Queries, Number 235, April 29, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

And in Berry's Encyclop�dia Heraldica: "Sa., a cheveron between three escallop shells argent."

From Notes and Queries, Number 234, April 22, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

Columbine, Your mind is made of crumbs,—like an escallop Of oysters,—first a layer of crumbs, and then An oystery taste, and then a layer of crumbs.

From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various