\Es*crol"\, Escroll \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.