SCAPULARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scapulary mean? 

• SCAPULARY (noun)
  The noun SCAPULARY has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: SCAPULARY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCAPULARY (noun)

Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

scapular; scapulary

Hypernyms ("scapulary" is a kind of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

Holonyms ("scapulary" is a part of...):

monastic habit (a long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery)