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Its firm-textured, round leaves have scalloped margins and short footstalks.

From Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva by Step, Edward

"I shall not have scalloped oysters in heaven," lamented Kate, as she finished with healthy appetite her first instalment.

From Malbone: an Oldport Romance by Higginson, Thomas Wentworth

You have doubtless noticed that almost all stamps issued during the past thirty years have "scalloped" edges.

From Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895 by Various

No really smart young lady of this tribe would be seen walking with a man who did not have scalloped ears—for such was a proof that he had been in the Great War.

From The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle by Lofting, Hugh

The shafts of this small door, of the great west door, and of the aisle end windows, all have scalloped caps, and other caps of this form are seen in the arcades.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)