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escalloping

escalloping is the present participle and gerund of escallop.

Meaning of escallop

Noun

escallop (plural escallops)

  1. A scallop.
  2. A bearing or charge consisting of an escalop shell, considered as a sign that the bearer had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
  3. (obsolete) A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything.
    • So many jags or escalops.1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC

Questions about escalloping

What is escalloping the present participle and gerund of?
Escalloping is the present participle and gerund of escallop.

Words near escalloping in the dictionary

  1. escallonia
  2. escalloniaceous
  3. escallonias
  4. escallop
  5. escalloped
  6. escalloping
  7. escallops
  8. Escalon
  9. Escalona
  10. Escalonas
  11. Escalons

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