escroll

noun — 2 senses

escroll

noun

Etymology See escrow and scroll.

1

Obsolete A scroll.

2

Government, Heraldry, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Monarchy, Nobility, Politics 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:

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