SCAPULAR


Meaning of SCAPULAR in English

scapular 1

/skap"yeuh leuhr/ , adj.

of or pertaining to the shoulders or the scapula or scapulae.

[ 1680-90; scapularis. See SCAPULA, -AR 1 ]

scapular 2

/skap"yeuh leuhr/ , n.

1. Eccles. a loose, sleeveless monastic garment, hanging from the shoulders.

2. two small pieces of woolen cloth, joined by strings passing over the shoulders, worn under the ordinary clothing as a badge of affiliation with a religious order, a token of devotion, etc.

3. Anat. , Zool. scapula.

4. Ornith. one of the scapular feathers. See illus. under bird .

[ 1475-85; scapulare, n. use of neut. of scapularis (adj.). See SCAPULAR 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .