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That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face.

A bright star of the first magnitude, near one shoulder of Orion. [Written also Betelgeux and Betelgeuse.]

olen cloth, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages; also, a woolen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or over the head.

The scapula or shoulder blade.

The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow.

Armor for the arm; -- generally used for the whole arm from the shoulder to the wrist, and consisting, in the 15th and 16th centuries, of many parts.

m the fore legs back beneath the ribs; also applied to the fore part of a horse, from the shoulders to the bottom of the chest.

ag, of the same color as the facings of the regiment, hanging from the top over the right shoulder.

A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast. Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust The faithless column, and the crumbling bust. Pope.

eek (Carp.), the part of a mortised timber surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders of the tenon bear. Knight.

steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the hoofs of horses.

A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips. See Cloak.

A hood-shaped bandage for the head, the shoulder, or the stump of an amputated limb.

A hood-shaped bandage for the head, the shoulder, or the stump of an amputated limb.

soldier to hold his piece in the right hand, the barrel resting against the hollow of the shoulder in a nearly perpendicular position. In this position the soldier is said to stand, and the musket to be held, at carry. -- To carry all before one, to overcome all obstacles; to have uninterrupted success. -- To carry a…

A maker or seller of candles. The chandler's basket, on his shoulder borne, With tallow spots thy coat. Gay.

rch, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a narrower front piece, the two connected over the shoulders only. The back has usually a large cross, the front an upright bar or pillar, designed to be emblematical of Christ's sufferings. In the Greek Church the chasuble is a large round mantle. [Written also chasible, and ches…

An under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck, shoulders, and breast.

circular. His ponderous shield . . . Behind him cast. The broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon. Milton.

applied to several arteries of the hip and thigh, to arteries, veins, and a nerve of the shoulder, and to other parts.