scal‧lop /ˈskɒləp, ˈskæ- $ ˈskɑː-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: escalope 'shell']

1. a small sea creature that you can eat, with a flat round shell made of two parts that fit together

2. [usually plural] one of a row of small curves that are used to decorate the edge of clothes, curtains etc

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