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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Escroll

Escrol \Es*crol"\, Escroll \Es*croll"\, n. [See Escrow, Scroll.]

  1. A scroll. [Obs.]

  2. (Her.)

    1. A long strip or scroll resembling a ribbon or a band of parchment, or the like, anciently placed above the shield, and supporting the crest.

    2. In modern heraldry, a similar ribbon on which the motto is inscribed.

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escroll

n. 1 (context obsolete English) A scroll. 2 (context heraldry obsolete English) A long strip or scroll resembling a ribbon or a band of parchment, anciently placed above the shield and supporting the crest. 3 (context obsolete English) In modern heraldry, a similar ribbon on which the motto is inscribed.

Usage examples of "escroll".

Now Leonard, next door, nearly sold his house for a hunnert and thirty-five, had it in escroll and everything and then the deal fell out.