Scapular

What do we mean by scapular?

A monk's sleeveless outer garment that hangs from the shoulders and sometimes has a cowl. noun

A pair of pieces of cloth joined by shoulder bands and worn under clothing on the chest and back as a sacramental, sometimes entailing lay affiliation with a religious order. noun

One of the feathers covering the shoulder of a bird. noun

Of or relating to the shoulder or scapula. adjective

Of or pertaining to the shoulders or the shoulder-blades; pertaining to the scapula (in any sense), or to scapulars. Also scapulary.

Posterior, the continuation of the transversalis colli along the vertebral border of the scapula as far as the inferior angle.

A short cloak with a hood, apparently confined to monastic orders, and among them the garment for use while at work, etc., as distinguished from a fuller and longer robe; hence, specifically, a long narrow strip of cloth, covering the shoulders and hanging down before and behind to the knees, worn by certain religious orders; two small pieces of cloth connected by strings, and worn over the shoulders by lay persons in the Roman Catholic Church, as a token of devotion, in honor of the Virgin Mary, etc. noun

In surgery, a bandage for the shoulder-blade. Also scapulary. noun

In ornithology, the bundle of feathers which springs from the pteryla humeralis or humeral tract, at or near the shoulder, and lies along the side of the back; the shoulder-feathers: generally used in the plural. Also scapulary. See cut under covert. noun

Of or pertaining to the scapula or the shoulder. adjective

The pectoral arch. See under pectoral. adjective

A definite longitudinal area over the shoulder and along each side of the back of a bird, from which the scapular feathers arise. adjective

A loose sleeveless vestment falling in front and behind, worn by certain religious orders and devout persons. noun

The name given to two pieces of cloth worn under the ordinary garb and over the shoulders as an act of devotion. noun

A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place. noun

One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back. noun

A cloth talisman, usually with an embroidered image of a saint, worn around the neck. noun

A short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.

One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.

A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place.

A devotional object, typically consisting of two rectangular pieces of cloth (often with an embroidered image or text) joined with cloth bands and worn with one piece over the chest and one in the back.

Words that are spelled similarly to scapular:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word scapular:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe scapular:
posterior, dorsal, black, white, brown, supra, transverse, blue, carmelite, red, holy, circumflex, long, superior, right, green, inter, left, short, broad, lower, blessed, infra, monastic, upper, sub, lateral, franciscan, rhomboid, double, laminated, degenerate, inferior, miniature, length, anterior, sacred, dominican, distinct, coraco, broken.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective scapular:
spine, artery, region, nerve, plane, flap, notch, neck, winging, rotation, arch, fractures, line, ligament, pain, retraction, border, motion, muscles, area, angle, elevation, abduction, fracture, protraction, movement, regions, body, adduction, stabilization, position, depression, vein, head, bone, end, portion, view, cartilage, stability, tip, movements, branch, exercises, process, musculature, control, fossa, attachment, reflex, fixation, plate, extremity, feathers, medal, arteries, mobility, vessels, anastomosis, muscle, lateral, foramen, strengthening, blade, test, dysfunction, stabilizers, index, insertion, joint, dyskinesis, approximation, fig, facet, ridge, setae, manipulation, circumflex, margin, instability, shape, motions, weakness, prominence, mobilization, articulation, branches.

Consonant match to scapular:
scapula, scopula, scapulae, scapulo, scopulae, scapulo-.

Words that sound like scapular:
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