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.
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