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Webster 1913 Edition
Escroll
1.
A scroll.
[Obs.]
2.
(Her.)
(a)
A long strip or scroll resembling a ribbon or a band of parchment, or the like, anciently placed above the shield, and supporting the crest.
(b)
In modern heraldry, a similar ribbon on which the motto is inscribed.
Definition 2024
escroll
escroll
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Noun
escroll (plural escrolls)
- (obsolete) A scroll.
- (heraldry, obsolete) A long strip or scroll resembling a ribbon or a band of parchment, anciently placed above the shield and supporting the crest.
- (obsolete) In modern heraldry, a similar ribbon on which the motto is inscribed.