ESCALOP

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A bivalve shell of the genus Pecten. See Scallop.

2.
n.

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

3.
n.

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


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