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1. (adj.) scapular
of or pertaining to the shoulders or the scapula or scapulas.
2. (n.) scapular
one of the feathers originating from a bird's shoulder.
3. (n.) scapular
a loose sleeveless monastic garment.
4. scapular
either of two small cloth pieces joined by strings passing over the shoulders, worn under clothing as a badge of affiliation with a religious order or as an act of religious devotion.
Etymology: (1475–85; < ML scapulāre, n. use of neut. of scapulāris (adj.). See scapular1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) scapular
a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
2. (adj) scapular, scapulary
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
3. (adj) scapular
relating to or near the shoulder blade
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1. (adj) scapular
of or pertaining to the scapula or the shoulder
2. (noun) scapular
one of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back
3. (noun) scapular
alt. of Scapulary
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