n.
1.one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
2.edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells
3.thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
4.edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions scallop v.
1.decorate an edge with scallops
2.form scallops in
3.fish for scallops
4.shape or cut in scallops
Idiom of the Day
water down (something) or water (something) down
to make something weak, to dilute something
The new policy is a watered down version of the old one.