scapular, scapular, scaplerie, scapula ire

& 8. [Latin scapular is, from scapula; Fr. scapula ire.] A. As adj .: Of or pertaining to the scapula or shoulder. "The viscera were counterpoised with the weight of the scapular part."-Derham: Physico-Theology, bk. v., ch. ii. B. As substantive: 1. Roman Church: (1) A dre which covers the shoulders. It was originally worn over their other dre by the monks when at manual labor, but now forms part of the habit of the older religious orders. (2) A miniature copy of No. (1), made of two pieces of cloth, connected by strings, worn by Roman Catholics from motives of devotion. The most celebrated is that of the Carmelites, said to have been miraculously given to St. Simon Stock, General of the Order, who died in 1250. There are four other scapulars in use: That of the Trinity, of white linen with a red cro ; the Servite scapular of the Seven Dolors, of black stuff; that of the Immaculate Conception, of light blue woolen, and the Red scapular, in commemoration of the Pa ion. "Withered fish women with scapularies ." Sala: Hogarth , p. 300. 2. Ornith. (pl.): A series of feathers springing from the base of the humerus, and continued in a longitudinal stripe so as to cover the last series of the quill feathers, with which they are often confounded. 3. Surg.: A bandage for the shoulder-blade scapular-arch, s. [PECTORAL-ARCH.]