Escalop

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Escalop \Es*cal"op\ (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope shell, F.
     escalope a sort of cut of meat. See {Scallop}.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) A bivalve shell of the genus {Pecten}. See
        {Scallop}.
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     2. A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything.
        See {Scallop}. "So many jags or escalops." --Ray.
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     3.
        (a) The figure or shell of an escalop, considered as a
            sign that the bearer had been on a pilgrimage to the
            Holy Land. Hence:
        (b) (Her.) A bearing or a charge consisting of an escalop
            shell.
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