English Explanatory Dictionary

scapular

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.
  3. A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place.
  4. 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.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the scapula.

Pronunciation

/ˈskapjʊlə/ /ˈskæpjəlɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-scapular.wav

Word forms

scapular scapulars

Etymology

From Middle English scapelar, from Latin scapulāre, from Latin scapula (“shoulder”). Compare scapulary.

Synonyms

scapulary

Related words

midscapular scaption

Derived words

acromioscapular cervicoscapular coracoscapular costoscapular dorsoscapular extrascapular faciohumeroscapular facioscapular humeroscapular infrascapular interscapular intrascapular occipitoscapular parascapular periscapular postscapular prescapular retroscapular sternoscapular subscapular suprascapular transcapular transscapular
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