escalop

Definitions

noun (Zoöl.) A bivalve shell of the genus Pecten. See scallop.
noun A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything. See Scallop.
noun The figure or shell of an escalop, considered as a sign that the bearer had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
noun (Her.) A bearing or a charge consisting of an escalop shell.

noun A scallop.
noun A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything.
noun heraldry A bearing or charge consisting of an escalop shell, considered as a sign that the bearer had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

Old French escalope ("shell"), French escalope ("a sort of cut of meat").

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Using a slice, she placed an egg on top of each escalop.

Modesty Blaise O'Donnell, P. 1965
It received the name of the Cockle, from the escalop-shells of gold with which the collar of the Order was ornamented.

The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
Put a layer of the cauliflower in an escalop dish, moisten it with Bechamel or cream sauce, and sprinkle in a little grated cheese.

Miss Parloa's New Cook Book Maria Parloa 1876
Butter the escalop dish, and cover the bottom with bread crumbs.

Miss Parloa's New Cook Book Maria Parloa 1876
Put a layer of sauce in a deep escalop dish, and then a layer of fish, which dredge well with salt (a table - spoonful) and pepper; then another layer of sauce, again fish, and then sauce.

Miss Parloa's New Cook Book Maria Parloa 1876
Butter the escalop dishes, and put in a layer of crumbs and then one of oysters.

Miss Parloa's New Cook Book Maria Parloa 1876
Put a layer of the meat in an escalop dish, then gravy, then a thin layer of crumbs; and continue this until the dish is full.

Miss Parloa's New Cook Book Maria Parloa 1876
Christendom, during the Middle Ages; and the escalop shell, the device of

The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 William Hickling Prescott 1827