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escalade
  • n  an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
  • v  climb up and over
    They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination
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escalation
  • n  an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
    higher wages caused an escalation of prices
    there was a gradual escalation of hostilities
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escalator
  • n  a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
  • n  a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
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escalator clause
  • n  a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
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escallop
  • n  edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
  • n  thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
  • n  edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
  • v  bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
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escalope de veau orloff
  • n  lightly sauteed veal cutlets spread with a Soubise sauce and liver paste then sprinkled with grated Parmesan and baked briefly
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