scapulary

[ skap-yuh-ler-ee ]

/ ˈskæp yəˌlɛr i /

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

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

The scapulary, with its sacred image of Mary worn next the heart, is a great shield against this love of the world.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
Accidentally his eyes fell upon a scapulary that had dropped near the threshold.
The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer|Eugne Sue
Death, grotesquely crowned with flags, seizes the poor Abbess by her scapulary.
The Dance of Death|Francis Douce
His was the scapulary which my father had inextricably grasped in the death 'scrimmage.'
The Red River Half-Breed|Gustave Aimard

Finding therein the letter of absolution, he ran his eye hurriedly over the latter, and at once replaced it in the scapulary.
The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer|Eugne Sue