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- noun Plural form of
escallop .
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Examples
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Yes, there they were: argent, a bend gules, with four escallops of the field, — the ancient coat of my house.
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This plant also has all modern facilities for handling crabs, clams, escallops, oysters, shrimp, and all types of edible seafood products.
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As indicated, the Fisheries also handles oysters, which are cleaned with modern machinery, shrimp, both cooked and green; escallops, and clams.
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But it gave us the palmer-shells on our coat of arms -- argent, a cross sable, in each corner three escallops of the last.
Hetty Wesley Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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From there a broad clay-coloured band edged the wing and joined the dark colour in escallops.
Moths of the Limberlost Gene Stratton-Porter 1893
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By now the guests of Mrs. Gerard had come to the entrees -- Londonderry pheasants, escallops of duck, and rissolettes a la pompadour.
The Octopus : A story of California Frank Norris 1886
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All the cold fish left from any mode of cooking can be utilized in making delicious salads, croquettes, and escallops.
Miss Parloa's New Cook Book Maria Parloa 1876
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The third is the shield of Sir John Randon; Gules, a bend checquy or and azure, impaling Argent, a frette, and on a chief, gules, three escallops of the field; over all, the chief of the order.
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Eschales has _six escallops_ -- _shells_: Sir G. de Trompintoun, of
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell 1844
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Gilbert (H. 3), distinguishes his Shield by tincturing his Bend _or_, and charging upon it _three escallops gules_, as in No. 115.
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell 1844
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