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Escalop

Escalop \Es*cal"op\ (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope shell, F. escalope a sort of cut of meat. See Scallop.]

  1. (Zo["o]l.) A bivalve shell of the genus Pecten. See Scallop.

  2. A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything. See Scallop. ``So many jags or escalops.''
    --Ray.

    1. The figure or shell of an escalop, considered as a sign that the bearer had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Hence:

    2. (Her.) A bearing or a charge consisting of an escalop shell.

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escalop

n. 1 A scallop. 2 A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything. 3 (context heraldiccharge English) 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.