colloped
colloped adjective: having ridges or bunches of flesh, like collops. Also the simple past and past participle of collop.
Adjective
colloped (comparative more colloped, superlative most colloped)
- Having ridges or bunches of flesh, like collops.
- Then dressed in solemn black, the respected Grand-ma of the Bridegroom, who was in such a fever to see the Bride, came stepping mincingly along the floor, glancing from side to side with an amiable look that ruffled the yellowish flesh of her colloped cheeks .1845, George Lippard, The Quaker City: Or, The Monks of Monk Hall
- Alive? he might be dead for aught I know, / With that red gaunt and colloped neck a-strain, / And shut eyes underneath the rusty mane;1855, Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came, section XIV
- Having been cut into collops (thin slices).
- Cut some breast of cooked turkey, capon or fowl into need collops, add an equal amount of cooked and colloped sweetbread and some sliced truffles and mushrooms, and blend with German sauce.1903, Adolphe Meyer, "Dainty Dishes": A Collection of Choice Receipts, page 62
- In the double cavity left by the fillets spread a few tablespoonfuls of béchamel with parprika; return the colloped fillets to their respective places in the joint, reconstructing them in such wise as to make them appear untouched; and between the collops pour 1/2 tablespoonful béchamel and lay 2...2013, G. A. Escoffier, A Guide to Modern Cookery - Part II., page 1206
Also used as
colloped is also the simple past and past participle of collop.
Forms of colloped
| comparative | more colloped |
|---|---|
| superlative | most colloped |
Origin of colloped
From collop + -ed.
Questions about colloped
- What does colloped mean?
- Colloped means having ridges or bunches of flesh, like collops.
- What part of speech is colloped?
- Colloped is an adjective.
Words near colloped in the dictionary
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