Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scalloped"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scalloped
adj : having a margin with rounded scallops [syn: {crenate}, {crenated}]
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