scapulary
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
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.
adj
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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[…]"
Etymology
From Middle English scapelarie, from Latin scapulārium, scapulāre.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: scapelarie, scapulārium,scapulāre, scapulaire, scapulārius