"escroll" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: escrolls [plural]
Etymology: See escrow and scroll. Etymology templates: {{m|en|escrow}} escrow, {{m|en|scroll}} scroll Head templates: {{en-noun}} escroll (plural escrolls)
  1. (obsolete) A scroll. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-escroll-en-noun-IzocPd8r
  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. Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-escroll-en-noun-uRqjSH7k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: escrol

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