scapular

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He showed me a piece in one 'a these little religious books that says there was nothing annoyed the devil like a scapular--that a man can't be burned or done dirt to in no way if he wears one.

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  1. noun A monk's sleeveless outer garment that hangs from the shoulders and sometimes has a cowl.
  2. noun A badge worn by affiliates of certain religious orders, consisting of two pieces of cloth joined by shoulder bands and worn under the clothing on the chest and back.
  3. noun One of the feathers covering the shoulder of a bird.
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  • She could have a doeskin scapular, cowl, and cloak to keep off the weather. —  The Many-Coloured Land -- Julian May
  • Afterwards he put on a blue scapular, kissed the image of the Sacred Heart he had carved years before, heard mass as when a student in the Ateneo, took communion, and read his a-Kempis or prayed in the intervals. —  Lineage, Life and Labors of Jose Rizal, Philippine Patriot
  • His scapular, hanging down from his lolling head, scraped the asphalt as we ran with the corpse to the police lines. —  Step on a Crack by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
  • We have many pages of catholic religious medals - beautiful miraculous, scapular, military and saint medals that you would be proud to wear. —  Catholic Online > Daily Readings
  • The ample sleeves boast hand worked piping and the tailored fit is complemented by the Benedictine scapular which links the whole outfit to a tradition that is as venerable as it is fashionable. —  Standing on My Head
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  1. Middle English scapulare, from Late Latin scapulāre, from neuter of scapulāris, pertaining to the shoulders or scapulae, from scapula, shoulder; see scapula.

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  1. I. a. from Middle Latin scapularis, pertaining to the shoulders, from Latin scapulæ, the shoulders: see scapula. II. n. Early modern English scapellar, skappler, from Middle English *scapelere (usually in longer form: see scapulary), from French scapulaire = Provencal escapolari = Catalan escapulari = Spanish Portuguese escapulario = Italian scapolare, from Middle Latin scapularium, scapulare, a scapular, from scapularis, pertaining to the shoulders: see I. Cf. scapulary.
 

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