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escallops

escallops is the plural of escallop.

Meaning of escallop

Noun

escallop (plural escallops)

  1. A scallop.
  2. A bearing or charge consisting of an escalop shell, considered as a sign that the bearer had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
  3. (obsolete) A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything.
    • So many jags or escalops.1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC

Questions about escallops

What is escallops the plural of?
Escallops is the plural of escallop.

Words near escallops in the dictionary

  1. escalloniaceous
  2. escallonias
  3. escallop
  4. escalloped
  5. escalloping
  6. escallops
  7. Escalon
  8. Escalona
  9. Escalonas
  10. Escalons
  11. escalop

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