scapulary
adjective
scapularies
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pluralof scapulary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Pieces of paper, alone or attached to cowboy hats, crosses and even scapularies, were tossed onto the stage, with song titles and dedications written out in shaky longhand.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2014
The wings, tail, and upper surface, are deep brown, every feather of the back, rump, scapularies, and secondaries, having a large round spot of full buff at the tip.
From International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 by Various
Two of these were elderly men, in the white gowns and scapularies of Cistertian monks, doubtless from Whalley, as the abbey belonged to that order.
From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by William Harrison Ainsworth
The inhabitants of the town manufacture cotton, cloth and paper, and do a lively business in rosaries, images, scapularies and so forth.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
He was always girding at "scapularies and other sacred things."
From The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Thomas Wright
