Es*cal"op [OF. escalope shell, F. escalope a sort of cut of meat. See Scallop.]
1. Zool.
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.
3. (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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