scollop
1 Britishnoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of scollop
C19: from Irish Gaelic scolb
Example Sentences
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The scollop and oyster Their two shells did roister, Like castanets fitting; While limpets moved clearly, And rocks very nearly With laughter were splitting.
From Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland by Crocker, T. Crofton
What some people call "undies" had been ordered in immense quantities, sometimes heavily trimmed with Madeira work, sometimes with a plain scollop of double linen warranted to wash and wear for ever.
From Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.
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
They wuz like towerin' palaces within a palace, and big towers all covered with wonderful exhibits, and cupalos, and peaks, and scollops, and every peak and every scollop ornamented and garnished beyend your wildest fancy.
From Samantha at the World's Fair by Grimm, Baron C. de
Away across the valley and over the hills the peeping sun was a glaring scollop when I came out to take my course through the woods toward the school.
From The Jucklins A Novel by Read, Opie Percival
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