scapulary
[skap-yuh-ler-ee]
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- Surgery. a shoulder dressing that keeps the shoulder or another bandage in place.
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Origin of scapulary
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Examples from the Web for scapulary
Historical Examples
Nobody, under the scapulary, will suspect such a heretic as him.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.)Thomas Carlyle
At his right hand sat the priest in a white cassock and scapulary.
Oh, in that case, I did right in giving him my scapulary as a pledge of remembrance.
The Smuggler ChiefGustave Aimard
And they answered, 'We wear the scapulary of Mary, and she saves us.'
Paslew was habited in the Cistercian gown, and scapulary of white cloth.