Dictionary entry

Escrol

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Es‐crol″, Es‐croll″ } (?), n. [See Escrow, Scroll.] 1. A scroll.

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.