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Scapular
//ˈskapjʊlə// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to the scapula. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 relating to or near the shoulder blade wordnet
Noun
- 1 A short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.
"A scapular, or friar's coat, for example, was a coveted object to be worn as a preservative against pestilence or the ague […]"
- 2 a feather covering the shoulder of a bird wordnet
- 3 One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.
- 4 garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit wordnet
- 5 A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place.
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- 6 A devotional object, typically consisting of two rectangular pieces of cloth (often with an embroidered image or text) joined with cloth bands and worn with one piece over the chest and one in the back.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English scapelar, from Latin scapulāre, from Latin scapula (“shoulder”). Compare scapulary.
Etymology 2
From Latin scapulārīs, from scapula + -āris (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, scapula + -ar.
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