escroll

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English

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There is one escroll above and another below the shield of Robert Berry.

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Etymology

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See escrow and scroll.

Noun

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escroll (plural escrolls)

  1. (obsolete) A scroll.
  2. (heraldry) 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.
    • 1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 238:
      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].

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