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Meaning of SCALLOPED

Pronunciation:  sk'âlupt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  having a margin with rounded scallops
 
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 Synonyms: crenate, crenated, rough
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Scal"loped\, a.
1. Furnished with a scallop; made or done with or in a
   scallop.
2. Having the edge or border cut or marked with segments of
   circles. See {Scallop}, n., 2.
3. (Cookery) Baked in a scallop; cooked with crumbs.
{Scalloped oysters} (Cookery), opened oysters baked in a deep
   dish with alternate layers of bread or cracker crumbs,
   seasoned with pepper, nutmeg, and butter. This was at
   first done in scallop shells.
 

 

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