escallop
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The western arch capitals have, as decoration, the rose and escallop shell alternately—badges of the Dacres and Nevilles, who also may have been benefactors to the cathedral.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See by Eley, C. King
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
Columbine, 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 Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various
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)
