es|croll

es|croll
es|croll or es|crol «ehs KROHL», noun.
Heraldry. a ribbonlike appendage to a coat of arms, on which the motto of a family or house is inscribed.
[< Old French escroele (diminutive) < escroue; see etym. under escrow (Cf.escrow)]

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  • Croll , James — (1821–1890) British geologist Croll, the son of a stonemason and crofter from Cargill in Scotland, started work as a millwright. He became caretaker at Anderson s College, Glasgow, in 1859, and was later made resident geologist in the Edinburgh… …   Scientists

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  • Croll — This ancient surname has two possible sources. Firstly, the surname may be of Anglo Saxon origin, and a locational name from either of two places named Crowle. Crowle in Lincolnshire, recorded as Crule in the Domesday Book of 1086, is named from… …   Surnames reference

  • CROLL, JAMES —    a geologist, born near Coupar Angus; contributed materially to geology by his study of the connection between alterations of climate and geological changes (1821 1890) …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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