'Escalop' definitions:

Definition of 'Escalop'

From: GCIDE
  • Escalop \Es*cal"op\ (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope shell, F. escalope a sort of cut of meat. See Scallop.]
  • 1. (Zo["o]l.) A bivalve shell of the genus Pecten. See Scallop. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything. See Scallop. "So many jags or escalops." --Ray. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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