Escroll

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

  Escrol \Es*crol"\, Escroll \Es*croll"\, n. [See {Escrow},
     {Scroll}.]
     1. A scroll. [Obs.]
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     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.
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