scallop
Ridged sea shell
A scallop is a marine mollusk with a distinctive fan-shaped shell, prized as seafood for its sweet, tender muscle.
The shell's radiating ridges give rise to the decorative meaning: a scalloped edge has a series of curved projections, like the edge of a scallop shell.
To scallop potatoes is to bake them in cream sauce, typically in layers—the connection to the shell being the traditional baking dish.
Burned on the surface
- pan-friedCooked in shallow fat
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- batteredDamaged by repeated blows
- poachedIllegally hunted or taken
buttery · caramelized · browned · tender · succulent · delicate · sweet · briny
Two-shelled mollusk
- clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
- abaloneNacreous marine gastropod
cockle · shrimp · lobster · crab · mollusk · adductor · roe · shell
Smoothly bent, not angular
- wavyHaving gentle curves
- crimpedPinched into folds
- flutedHaving parallel grooves
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
notched · zigzag · undulating · contoured · hem · border · trim · pie crust
Excessively elaborate in style
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- medallionLarge decorative disk pendant
cameo · embellishment · gilding · inlay · engraving · fretwork · applique · decorative
Spreading from single point
- ridgedHaving raised lines
- groovedHaving linear indentations
- hingedConnected by pivot joint
- convexCurved outward externally
fluted · radial · symmetrical · iridescent · nacreous · calcium · fossil · beachcombing
seared
Burned on the surface
poached · buttery · caramelized · browned · tender · succulent · delicate · sweet · briny · umami
bivalve
Two-shelled mollusk
- clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
abalone · cockle · shrimp · lobster · crab · mollusk · adductor · roe · shell · mantle
curved
Smoothly bent, not angular
serrated · notched · zigzag · undulating · contoured · hem · border · trim · pie crust · ribbon
rococo
Excessively elaborate in style
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
medallion · cameo · embellishment · gilding · inlay · engraving · fretwork · applique · decorative · architectural
fan-shaped
Spreading from single point
convex · fluted · radial · symmetrical · iridescent · nacreous · calcium · fossil · beachcombing · seashore
- scalloped potatoesThinly sliced tubers in sauce
- sea scallopsLarge edible marine bivalves
- scallop shellRidged mollusk exterior
- seared scallopsQuick-cooked shellfish with crust
- scalloped edgeBorder of connected semicircles
- bay scallopsSmall edible coastal mollusks