Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act or industry of taking scallops.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Fishing for scallops.

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  • verb Present participle of scallop.

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Examples

  • Hubner also researches conventional wing shapes and the use of scalloping, which is the process of cutting away material along the trailing edge of the wing.

    The University of Alabama 2010

  • Hubner also researches conventional wing shapes and the use of scalloping, which is the process of cutting away material along the trailing edge of the wing.

    The University of Alabama 2010

  • Also, the scalloping is a little deeper and bigger frets.

    Modern Guitars Magazine 2009

  • Also, the scalloping is a little deeper and bigger frets.

    Modern Guitars Magazine 2008

  • The scooped-out 'scalloping' on the top of the chassis - aimed at improving airflow - is more pronounced; there is an intricately detailed front wing; and a shark-fin engine cover similar to those appearing on a number of other cars.

    The Latest From www.inthenews.co.uk 2010

  • The scooped-out 'scalloping' on the top of the chassis - aimed at improving airflow - is more pronounced; there is an intricately detailed front wing; and a shark-fin engine cover similar to those appearing on a number of other cars.

    The Latest From www.inthenews.co.uk 2010

  • Here you can stay at a luxury lodge, hike the Queen Charlotte track, kayak, fish, go scalloping, see all sorts of wildlife, including dolphins, penguins, rays and more.

    Meg Hemphill: A Tour of New Zealand Wine Country Meg Hemphill 2011

  • Picking out a lovely black shift with scalloping around the neckline, she said: "I love this dress, I could wear this one with flats during the day and heels at night."

    Victoria Beckham woos New York with secondary line 2011

  • Here you can stay at a luxury lodge, hike the Queen Charlotte track, kayak, fish, go scalloping, see all sorts of wildlife, including dolphins, penguins, rays and more.

    Meg Hemphill: A Tour of New Zealand Wine Country Meg Hemphill 2011

  • The campuses are physically lovely — quiet havens of ornate stonework and columns, Gothic Revival archways, sweeping quads, and tidy Victorian scalloping.

    In the Basement of the Ivory Tower Professor X 2008

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