scap·u·lar
ˈska-pyə-lər 
1
a
: a long wide band of cloth with an opening for the head worn front and back over the shoulders as part of a monastic habit
b
: a pair of small cloth squares joined by shoulder tapes and worn under the clothing on the breast and back as a sacramental and often also as a badge of a third order or confraternity
2
a
: scapula
b
: one of the feathers covering the base of a bird's wing see bird illustration
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Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
My mother was a hard-shell peasant Catholic who had never read the Bible but believed fervently in rituals, icons, beads, scapulars, and above all the spiritual benefits of hardship.
—Lucy Sante, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024
Face Pull 3 to 4 sets of 10 to 15 reps
Men's Health
Two movements that everyone needs to train for better shoulder health include external rotation (turning the hand away from the body) and scapular retraction (pulling the shoulder blades together).
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 11 Aug. 2023
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Noun
Archaeologists also identified preserved wooden coffins, wooden crosses and scraps of silk scapulars, which are necklace-like devotional objects.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
My mother was a hard-shell peasant Catholic who had never read the Bible but believed fervently in rituals, icons, beads, scapulars, and above all the spiritual benefits of hardship.
—Lucy Sante, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
Adjective
Standing Scapular Retraction Standing scapular retraction requires the following movements:
Start by standing with your feet apart.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024
Face Pull 3 to 4 sets of 10 to 15 reps
Men's Health
Two movements that everyone needs to train for better shoulder health include external rotation (turning the hand away from the body) and scapular retraction (pulling the shoulder blades together).
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 11 Aug. 2023
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“Scapular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scapular. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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scapular
adjective
scap·u·lar
ˈskap-yə-lər
: of, relating to, or affecting the shoulder or scapula
a scapular fracture
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