scapulary

American  

[skap-yuh-ler-ee] / ˈskæp yəˌlɛr 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

Inflected Forms

noun

• scapularies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of scapulary

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

Example Sentences

At the third cockcrow he put the scapulary on her, whereupon she rose and thanked him, promising to be his wife and servant.

From The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story by Gerould, Gordon Hall

Paslew was habited in the Cistercian gown, and scapulary of white cloth.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John

Therefore, in the secret of her own heart, she devised a plan, which she carried out under cover of her scapulary.

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

Behind them, Mother Sub-Prioress, holding something beneath her scapulary which gave to her more of a presence than she usually possessed.

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

The heart, filled with a love so full of glowing tenderness for her Knight of the Silver Shield proved worthy, could not beat beneath a scapulary.

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