adjective

Etymology: ModL scapularis < L scapula, scapula (in LL, shoulder)

noun

1. a sleeveless outer garment falling from the shoulders, worn as part of a monk's habit
2. two small pieces of cloth joined by strings, worn on the chest and back, under the clothes, by some Roman Catholics as a token of religious devotion or as a badge of some order
3. a feather growing from a bird's scapular region
4. Surgery a bandage passed over the shoulder to support it or to keep another bandage in place