Scallop-shell

(skõllup.) (Fr. escallop.] (Zool.) A species of PECTEN, q. v.-(Her.) The S. S. (Fig. 312) has been considered the badge of a pilgrim, and a symbol of the apostle St. James the Greater, who is usually represented in the garb of a pilgrim. [s. 801] IMG:p0846_0.jpg:Gravür