SCAP'ULARY, noun A part of the habit of certain religious orders in the Romish church, consisting of two narrow slips of cloth worn over the gown, covering the back and breast, and extending to the feet. This is worn as a badge of peculiar veneration for the virgin Mary.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.