Es*crol", Es*croll" (?), n. [See Escrow, Scroll.]
1.
A scroll.
[Obs.]
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.
© Webster 1913.