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escroll

escroll noun: a scroll.

escroll: a scroll
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Noun

escroll (plural escrolls)

  1. (obsolete) A scroll.
  2. A long strip or scroll (resembling a ribbon or a band of parchment), sometimes bearing a motto or other text, either (rarely) used as a charge upon the shield, or placed above the shield and supporting the crest, or below the shield.
    • Or, on a bend sable, three ostrich feathers argent, the quills transfixed through as many escrolls gold. - Sir Roger de CLARENDON, [natural son of Edward the Black Prince].1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 238

Forms of escroll

pluralescrolls
alternative formescrol

Origin of escroll

See escrow and scroll.

Questions about escroll

What does escroll mean?
Escroll means a scroll.
What part of speech is escroll?
Escroll is a noun.
What is the plural of escroll?
The plural of escroll is escrolls.

Words near escroll in the dictionary

  1. escroc
  2. escrocs
  3. escrod
  4. escrods
  5. escrol
  6. escroll
  7. escrolls
  8. escrols
  9. escropulo
  10. escropulos
  11. escrow

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