Part 3922

<hw>Es*cot"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To pay the reckoning for; to support; to maintain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Escouade</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es`couade"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Squad</er>,</def>

<h1>Escout</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es*cout"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Scout</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Hayward.</i>

<h1>Escribed</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es*cribed"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>e</ets> out, out of + <ets>scribere</ets> to write.]</ety> <def>Drawn outside of; -- used to designate a circle that touches one of the sides of a given triangle, and also the other two sides produced.</def>

<h1>Escript</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es"cript</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF.]</ety> <def>A writing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Escritoire</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es`cri*toire"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>escritoire</ets>, F. <ets>\'82critoire</ets>, LL. <ets>scriptorium</ets>, fr. L. <ets>scriptorius</ets> belonging to writing, fr. <ets>sribere</ets> to write. See <er>Script</er>, and cf. <er>Scrutoire</er>.]</ety> <def>A piece of furniture used as a writing table, commonly with drawers, pigeonholes, and the like; a secretary or writing desk.</def>

<h1>Escritorial</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es`cri*to"ri*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to an escritoire.</def>

<h1>Escrod</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es*crod"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Scrod</er>, a young cod.</def>

<h1>Escrol, Escroll</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw><hw>Es*crol"</hw>, <hw>Es*croll"</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Escrow</er>, <er>Scroll</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A scroll.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In modern heraldry, a similar ribbon on which the motto is inscribed.</def>

<h1>Escrow</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es"crow</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>escroe</ets>, <ets>escroue</ets>, a roll of writings, bond. See <er>Scroll</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A deed, bond, or other written engagement, delivered to a third person, to be held by him till some act is done or some condition is performed, and then to be by him delivered to the grantee.</def>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

<h1>Escuage</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es"cu*age</hw> <tt>(?; 48)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>escuage</ets>, F. <ets>\'82cuage</ets>, from OF. <ets>escu</ets> shield, F. <ets>\'82cu</ets>. See <er>Esquire</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Feud. Law)</fld> <def>Service of the shield, a species of knight service by which a tenant was bound to follow his lord to war, at his own charge. It was afterward exchanged for a pecuniary satisfaction. Called also <altname>scutage</altname>.</def>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

<h1>Esculapian</h1> <Xpage=509>