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noun

Escalop n.

(Zoöl.) A bivalve shell of the genus Pecten. See Scallop.

A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything. See Scallop. "So many jags or escalops."

(a)

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

(b)

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

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Etymology of 'Escalop'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... luxuriantly clothed with trees to their very summits. About four miles from the vessel, there was a stream of fresh water; and close to it stood a hut, or rather hovel, neatly constructed of branches of trees and dried leaves. "Around it were scattered a great quantity of pearl, escalop, oyster, and other shells, which had been lately roasted." The faeces of some large animal were met with in every direction; but neither the animal itself nor any of the ...

— A Voyage to Terra Australis • Matthew Flinders

... ESCALOP. The shell of a sea-fish, used to decorate the palmers on their way to and from Palestine; frequently used as a charge ...

— The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition • Anonymous