scapulary

American  

[skap-yuh-ler-ee] / ˈskæp jəˌlɛr i /

adjective

1. scapular.

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noun

• scapularies
  plural

1. Surgery. a shoulder dressing that keeps the shoulder or another bandage in place.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• scapularies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of scapulary

1175–1225; Middle English scapelori, scapelry < Medieval Latin scapulōrium, scapulārium, assimilated to -ary. See scapula, -ary

Example Sentences

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scapulary scapularies

She was also ordered to take a draught with a dram of æther twice a day, and to have scapulary issues.

From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by William Withering

He pointed to where he had laid it: her white habit, scapulary, wimple, veil and girdle; the dress of a Prioress of the Order of the White Ladies.

From The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay

Accidentally his eyes fell upon a scapulary that had dropped near the threshold.

From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Eug?ne Sue

Over the tunic was a black scapulary, similar to the habit of a priest, tucked under the girdle when they were working, but on holydays allowed to hang down.

From The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry by Joseph Fort Newton

"Is it that you wear chain-mail under your clothing, or a scapulary blest by the Pope or witch's charm," she asked, "that you court danger as if you loved it?"

From The MS. in a Red Box by John Arthur Hamilton

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

Moreover, it appears, from the same Retana, that Father Lafuente, so many years resident in the islands, had never succeeded in unearthing other scapularies than these self-same three.

From Some notes on the bibliography of the Philippines by Thomas Cooke Middleton

Four or five scapularies were suspended around every neck, knotted cords encircled all the waists, and the innumerable processions of the order were a joy to see.

From An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal

His soul leaped with joy to see about each neck four or five scapularies and around each waist a knotted girdle, and to behold the procession of corpses and ghosts in guingón habits.

From The Social Cancer by Charles E. Derbyshire

Crosses and scapularies are still worn for the purpose of affecting the inevitable march of events.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll