scallop
/ˈskɑləp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell, especially in knitting and crochet.
noun
A dish shaped like a scallop shell.
verb
To bake in a casserole (gratin), originally in a scallop shell; especially used in form scalloped
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "A coral rose, its petals unfolded in scallop around the tight inner bud"
- "We can scallop coastlines to make them longer to serve more people."
- "Although aggressive, the lesion tends to scallop and not destroy the adjacent osseous structures."
- "The daughter of the family, Katie, was older than I, an accomplished seamstress who helped me sew my first garment, a pull-over apron, and showed me how to scallop the neckline of a linen blouse."
- "On the vertical stone you have to move the glass fairly quickly or it will tend not only to facet but also to scallop, since there is less glass surface touching than with the horizontal."
- "Then, letting go of Option/ Alt, Gordon dragged the widget inward to scallop the corners."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈskɑləp/
- British English: /ˈskɒləp/