- a variation of scallop.
scollop
1 Britishnoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of scollop
C19: from Irish Gaelic scolb
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Cap Border Scollop.—You commence with one stitch for each scollop, as in last pattern.
From The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet by Anonymous
She had embroidered the tiny sleeves with a neat scollop, and had taken great pains to make it strong and neatly.
From The Nest in the Honeysuckles, and other Stories by American Sunday School Union
You may bake them in large clam shells, or in the tin scollop shells made for the purpose.
From Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches by Eliza Leslie
The fifth and sixth rows are netted plain with the mesh No. 14, which finishes the scollop.
From The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet by Anonymous
Obs.—Minced veal makes a very pretty dish put into scollop shells, and bread crumbed over, and sprinkled with a little butter, and browned in a Dutch oven, or a cheese-toaster.
From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by William Kitchiner
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