1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
ESCALOPED
Es*cal"oped, a.
1. Cut or marked in the form of an escalop; scalloped.
2. (Her.)
Defn: Covered with a pattern resembling a series of escalop shells, each of which issues from between two others. Its appearance is that of a surface covered with scales. Escaloped oysters (Cookery). See under Scalloped.
ESCAMBIO
Es*cam"bi*o, n. Etym: [LL. escambium, excambium. See Excamb.] (Eng.
Law)
Defn: A license formerly required for the making over a bill of exchange to another over sea. Cowell.