scalloping

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scalloping - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scalloping \Scal"lop*ing\, n.
     Fishing for scallops.
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  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.
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     2. (Cookery) To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare
        with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See Scalloped  oysters
        , below.
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