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SCAPULAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A feather covering the shoulder of a bird
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("scapular" is a kind of...):
feather; plumage; plume (the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit
Synonyms:
scapular; scapulary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("scapular" is a kind of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
Holonyms ("scapular" is a part of...):
monastic habit (a long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or near the shoulder blade
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
scapula (either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings)
Derivation:
scapula (either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings)
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