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Definition of Scapular

1. Noun. A feather covering the shoulder of a bird.

2. Adjective. Relating to or near the shoulder blade.

3. Noun. 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.

Definition of Scapular

1. a. Of or pertaining to the scapula or the shoulder.

2. n. One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.

3. n. A loose sleeveless vestment falling in front and behind, worn by certain religious orders and devout persons.

Definition of Scapular

1. Noun. (Christianity) A short cloak, now often with an embroidered image of a saint, worn around the shoulders. (defdate from 15th c.) ¹

2. Noun. (Christianity) A cloth talisman, usually with an embroidered image of a saint, worn around the neck. ¹

3. Noun. (zoology) One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back. ¹

4. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the scapula. (defdate from 18th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scapular

1. a sleeveless outer garment worn by monks [n -S]

Medical Definition of Scapular

1. Of or pertaining to the scapula or the shoulder Scapular arch, a definite longitudinal area over the shoulder and along each side of the back of a bird, from which the scapular feathers arise. Origin: Cf. F. Scapulaire. Cf. Scapulary. One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scapular

scaping scapolite scapolites scapose scapple scappled scapples scappling scaps scapula

scapula alata scapulae scapulalgia scapulalgias scapular (current term) scapular line scapular notch scapular reflex scapular region scapularies

scapulars scapulary scapulas scapulectomy scapulet scapulets scapulimancy scapulo- scapuloclavicular

Literary usage of Scapular

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"At their reception, the members are given a scapular of black woollen cloth; ... The scapular is the badge of the confraternity, which received its ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"At their reception, the members are given a scapular of black woollen cloth; ... The scapular is the badge of the confraternity, which received its ..."

3. The Comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals by Auguste Chauveau (1887)
"A. External scapular Region. This comprises four muscles : the long abductor of the arm, the short abductor, the super- (or supra-) ..."

4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"THE ANTERIOR scapular REGION. the outer third of the anterior border and upper surface of the clavicle ; from the outer margin and upper surface of the ..."

5. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"SHOULDER—scapular REGION. In the dissection of this region the following parts must be studied:— ... Suprascapular nerve and transverse scapular artery. 12. ..."

6. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"scapular (Lat. scapula, the shoulder blade), a part of the habit of most ancient religious orders, and in particular a badge worn by the guild of the ..."

7. A Protestant Dictionary: Containing Articles on the History, Doctrines, and by Charles Henry Hamilton Wright, Charles Neil (1904)
"The Carmelite or Brown scapular saves from hell. In 1251 St. Mary is related to have appeared to an Englishman, named Simon Stock, on Mount Carmel in ..."

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