adj. & n.
adj. of or relating to the shoulder or shoulder-blade.
n. 1 a a monastic short cloak covering the shoulders. b a symbol of affiliation to an ecclesiastical order, consisting of two strips of cloth hanging down the breast and back and joined across the shoulders. 2 a bandage for or over the shoulders. 3 a scapular feather. scapular feather a feather growing near the insertion of the wing.
[ (adj.) f. SCAPULA: (n.) f. LL scapulare (as SCAPULA) ]