I. -lər noun
Etymology: Middle English scapulare, from Late Latin, from Latin scapula shoulder
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : a long wide band of cloth with an opening for the head worn front and back over the shoulders as part of a monastic habit
b. : a pair of small cloth squares joined by shoulder tapes and worn under the clothing on the breast and back as a sacramental and often also as a badge of a third order or confraternity
2.
a. : scapula
b. : one of the feathers covering the base of a bird's wing — see bird illustration
II. adjective
Etymology: New Latin scapularis, from scapula
Date: 1713
: of or relating to the shoulder, the scapula, or scapulars