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escallop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
es-cal-lop
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scallop.

noun

A bearing or charge consisting of an escalop shell, considered as a sign that the bearer had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

noun

A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything.

Obsolete

noun

Alternative spelling of escalope.

verb

Dated form of scallop (“bake in a casserole”).

Dated

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French escalope.

Usage

Inflected Forms

escallops (plural) escalop (alternative) escalope (alternative) escallops (present, singular) escalloping (participle, present) escalloped (participle, past) escalloped (past)

Synonyms

scallop scollop cutlet

Questions

What does escallop mean?
A scallop.
Where does escallop come from?
From Middle French escalope.

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