colloped en · ADJ
Etymology
From collop + -ed.
Meanings
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Having ridges or bunches of flesh, like collops.
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:"Lippy," the gunslinger said, and jerked a thumb back over his shoulder. "Yonder's pluggit, colloped neck and all, only female instead of male."
2004, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, page 694: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:
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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 slices of truffle.
2013, G. A. Escoffier, A Guide to Modern Cookery - Part II., page 1206:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more colloped | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most colloped | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |