escalop Meaning, Definition & Usage

Es*cal"op noun
Etymology
OF. escalope shell, F. escalope a sort of cut of meat. See Scallop.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913