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Adjective: scapular  ska-pyu-lu(r)
  1. Relating to or near the shoulder blade
    "The patient complained of scapular pain after the accident"
Noun: scapular  ska-pyu-lu(r)
  1. A feather covering the shoulder of a bird
    "The eagle's scapular feathers were ruffled by the wind"
     
  2. Garment consisting of a long wide piece of woollen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit
    "The monk wore a simple brown scapular over his robe";
    - scapulary

Derived forms: scapulars

Type of: garment, plume

Part of: monastic habit

Encyclopedia: Scapular