escallop

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St. James the Greater has the escallop shell and staff of the pilgrim.

From The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness by Regester, J. A. (Jacob Asbury)

Neither have shell-fish been overlooked: the escallop in particular, from its religious associations, has always been a special favourite.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony

The badge of the Lords Dacre was an escallop united to a ragged staff, as in the margin.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony

Gardens are sometimes bordered with escallop shells, which are neat enough but seem rather out of place among flowers.

From What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield

Your mind is made of crumbs,—like an escallop Of oysters,—first a layer of crumbs, and then An oystery taste, and then a layer of crumbs.

From Aria da Capo by Millay, Edna St. Vincent