escalopmedical dictionary

1. <zoology> 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."

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

Origin: OF. Escalope shell, F. Escalope a sort of cut of meat. See Scallop.

(01 Mar 1998)

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