Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Scallop \Scal"lop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scalloped}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Scalloping}.]
1. To mark or cut the edge or border of into segments of
circles, like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. See
{Scallop}, n., 2.
2. (Cookery) To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare
with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See {Scalloped
oysters}, below.
Scalloped \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.
Source : WordNet®
scalloped
adj : having a margin with rounded scallops [syn: {crenate}, {crenated}]