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scapulary

scapulary noun: scapular.

Noun

scapulary (plural scapularies)

  1. scapular
  2. A form of brace or suspender for keeping a belt or body bandage in place; it is made of a broad roller bandage split half way, the undivided part being in front, the divided ends passing over the shoulders and down the back.
    • Like fairies in general the Korrigan steal children, against which the remedy usually employed is, to place the child under the protection of the Virgin, by putting a rosary or a scapulary about its neck.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 432
    • The friar put his hand under his scapulary, and drawing out a small linen bag which hung round his neck, took from it a bit of parchment[…]1863, George Eliot, Romola, Volume I, Book I, Chapter X, page 187

Adjective

scapulary (not comparable)

  1. scapular

Forms of scapulary

pluralscapularies

Origin of scapulary

From Middle English scapelarie, from Latin scapulārium, scapulāre.

From Middle French scapulaire and Latin scapulārius. By surface analysis, scapula + -ary.

Words formed from scapulary

Questions about scapulary

What does scapulary mean?
Scapulary means scapular.
What part of speech is scapulary?
Scapulary can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of scapulary?
The plural of scapulary is scapularies.

Words near scapulary in the dictionary

  1. scapulalgias
  2. scapular
  3. scapular winging
  4. scapularies
  5. scapulars
  6. scapulary
  7. scapulas
  8. scapulate
  9. scapulated
  10. scapulectomies
  11. scapulectomy

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