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Scapular   Listen
noun
Scapular  n.  (Zool.) One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.



Scapulary, Scapular  n.  
1.
(R. C. Ch.)
(a)
A loose sleeveless vestment falling in front and behind, worn by certain religious orders and devout persons.
(b)
The name given to two pieces of cloth worn under the ordinary garb and over the shoulders as an act of devotion.
2.
(Surg.) A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place.



adjective
Scapular  adj.  Of or pertaining to the scapula or the shoulder.
Scapular arch (Anat.), the pectoral arch. See under pectoral.
Scapular region, or Scapular tract (Zool.), a definite longitudinal area over the shoulder and along each side of the back of a bird, from which the scapular feathers arise.






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"Scapular" Quotes from Famous Books



... -(black)-. b.v., brachial (from fore limb). e.j., external jugular. h.v., hepatic vein. i.j., internal jugular. [in.v., innominate vein.] l.v.c.s., left vena cava superior. p.v., cutaneous vein. [s.cl.v., sub-clavian vein] s.s.r., sub-scapular vein. v.c.i., vena ...
— Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata • H. G. Wells

... sullen dignity; her ample black robe and scapular seeming, as it were, to swell out in yet prouder folds as she listened to the reasons and the emergencies which compelled the Constable of Chester to defer the marriage which he avowed was the dearest wish of his heart, until after his ...
— The Betrothed • Sir Walter Scott

... a few steps to meet them. Monsignor Saracinesca greeted the Mother, who bent her head as she answered him; Giovanni stood still, his eyes fixed on Angela's face. But she looked steadily down at the flagstones, and her hands were hidden under the broad scapular of white cloth that hung straight down from under her ...
— The White Sister • F. Marion Crawford

... the priests, and all the Spanish officials present knelt at the altar, at Rizal's suggestion, while he read his retraction aloud. Afterwards he put on a blue scapular, kissed the image of the Sacred Heart he had carved years before, heard mass as when a student in the Ateneo, took communion, and read his a-Kempis or prayed in the intervals. He took breakfast with the Spanish officers, who now regarded him very differently. At six Josefina entered and was married ...
— Lineage, Life, and Labors of Jose Rizal, Philippine Patriot • Austin Craig

... and stared, placing his finger before his nose, while Pache fingered the scapular he wore and wished it was large enough to shield his ...
— The Downfall • Emile Zola


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