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scalloping

[ skol-uh-ping, skal- ]

noun

  1. the act or occupation of collecting scallops.
  2. a pattern or contour in the form of scallops, as along the edge of a garment.
  3. the act of finishing an edge with scallops.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of scalloping1

First recorded in 1790–1800; scallop + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

Other molded patterns include gadrooning combined with scalloping on a plate-rim sherd.

"A quick death were kindness, sir," groans La Chesnaye, scalloping in blind zigzags for the stair.

Frieda was given a piece of scalloping, which she had been working on for weeks, to keep her quiet.

The color flashed over her little face, with its softly scalloping profile, as she spoke.

There is also scalloping along the shore on the Dennis grounds.

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