Definition for ES-CAL'LOP

ES-CAL'LOP, n. [skal'lup; D. schulp, a shell.]

  1. A family of bivalvular shell-fish, whose shell is regularly indented. In the center of the top of the shell is a trigonal sinus with an elastic cartilage for its hinge.
  2. A regular curving indenture in the margin of any thing. [See Scallop and Scollop.]

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