Defn: One who escapes.
ESCARBUNCLE
Es*car"bun*cle, n. Etym: [OF. escarbuncle, F. escaboucle.] (Her.)
Defn: See Carbuncle, 3.
ESCARGATOIRE
Es*car`ga*toire", n. Etym: [F. escargotière, fr. escargot snail.]
Defn: A nursery of snails. [Obs.] Addison.
ESCARP Es*carp", n. Etym: [F. escarpe (cf. Sp. escarpa, It. scarpa), fr. escarper to cut steep, cut to a slope, prob. of German origin: cf. G. scharf sharp,, E. sharp, or perh. scrape.] (Fort.)
Defn: The side of the ditch next the parapet; — same as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp.
ESCARP
Es*carp", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escarped; p. pr. & vb. n. Escarping.]
(Mil.)
Defn: To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scrap. Carleton.
ESCARPMENT
Es*carp"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. escarpement.]