scapular
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- noun
- /ˈskæpjələr/
:
escapulario
- They had a prayer said for her and laid a scapular across her shoulders and chest.
- scapular fracture
Examples
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He carefully placed the scapular over his shoulders before attending the church service.
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It's a Catholic scapular, Sam.
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A Catholic scapular on a Chinese breast.
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Hung over the other top corner is a scapular, to be worn against her skin for protection.
Fiction book (1993) -
With rushes that shoot green again, I plait green scapulars to wear over your shroud.
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After each postulant professed vows, Brother S helped garb them in new clothes, the white robe and black Cistercian scapular and leather belt covered with the large blue cowl.
Fiction book (1993) -
The monk wore a scapular as part of his religious habit during the ceremony.
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She received a beautiful woolen scapular from her grandmother as a symbol of faith.
Synonyms
A long, wide piece of wool cloth worn over the shoulders by monks
Compounds
- Specialized
A blood vessel that gives blood to the muscles near the shoulder blade
- Specialized
A vein beside the descending scapular artery in the shoulder that drains into the subclavian or external jugular vein
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Morphology
Etymology
Scapular comes from the Latin scapula 'shoulder blade'. It originally meant a cloth that sat on the shoulders of monks, so a scapular is a shoulder garment used in religious devotion.