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scapular

1

[ skap-yuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the shoulders or the scapula or scapulae.


scapular

2

[ skap-yuh-ler ]

noun

  1. Ecclesiastical. a loose, sleeveless monastic garment, hanging from the shoulders.
  2. two small pieces of woolen cloth, joined by strings passing over the shoulders, worn under the ordinary clothing as a badge of affiliation with a religious order, a token of devotion, etc.
  3. Anatomy, Zoology. scapula.
  4. Ornithology. one of the scapular feathers.

scapular

/ ˈskæpjʊlə /

adjective

  1. anatomy of or relating to the scapula
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. part of the monastic habit worn by members of many Christian, esp Roman Catholic, religious orders, consisting of a piece of woollen cloth worn over the shoulders, and hanging down in front and behind to the ankles
  2. two small rectangular pieces of woollen cloth joined by tapes passing over the shoulders and worn under secular clothes in token of affiliation to a religious order
  3. any of the small feathers that are attached to the humerus of a bird and lie along the shoulder
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scapular1

From the New Latin word scapulāris, dating back to 1680–90. See scapula, -ar 1

Origin of scapular2

1475–85; < Medieval Latin scapulāre, noun use of neuter of scapulāris (adj.). See scapular 1
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Example Sentences

Two spiracles observable, one in each scapular, in Acrida laurifolia, &c.

All are pustulate above; in most specimens the pustules form no pattern, but in some they tend to form a V in the scapular region.

Dorsum irregularly pustulate; in some specimens the pustules tend to form a V in the scapular region.

The scapular arch also is more complicated and more important in the lower than in the higher vertebrata.

The nun stood erect now, though still leaning back against the wall, and she had hidden her hands under her scapular.

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