Definition of shoulder

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Shoulder (n.) Fig.: That which supports or sustains; support.

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Coracoid :: Coracoid (a.) Pertaining to a bone of the shoulder girdle in most birds, reptiles, and amphibians, which is reduced to a process of the scapula in most mammals..
Hump-shouldered :: Hump-shouldered (a.) Having high, hunched shoulders..
Scapular :: Scapular (a.) Of or pertaining to the scapula or the shoulder.
Shrug :: Shrug (n.) A drawing up of the shoulders, -- a motion usually expressing dislike, dread, or doubt..
Brisket :: Brisket (n.) That part of the breast of an animal which extends from 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..
Shrug :: Shrug (v. t.) To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like..
Strapped :: Strap (n.) A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder.
Shawl :: Shawl (n.) A square or oblong cloth of wool, cotton, silk, or other textile or netted fabric, used, especially by women, as a loose covering for the neck and shoulders..
Bust :: Bust (n.) A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast..
Chemisette :: Chemisette (n.) An under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck, shoulders, and breast..
Palanquin :: Palanquin (n.) An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, -- used in India, China, etc., for the conveyance of a single person from place to place..
Scotch :: Scotch (v. t.) To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping..
Baldric :: Baldric (n.) A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm; less properly, any belt..
Plastron :: Plastron (n.) A trimming for the front of a woman's dress, made of a different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to the waist..
Omo- :: Omo- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the shoulder or the scapula..
Passegarde :: Passegarde (n.) A ridge or projecting edge on a shoulder piece to turn the blow of a lance or other weapon from the joint of the armor.
Shoulder :: Shoulder (n.) The angle of a bastion included between the face and flank. See Illust. of Bastion.
Clavicle :: Clavicle (n.) The collar bone, which is joined at one end to the scapula, or shoulder blade, and at the other to the sternum, or breastbone. In man each clavicle is shaped like the letter /, and is situated just above the first rib on either side of the neck. In birds the two clavicles are united ventrally, forming the merrythought, or wishbone..
Scapulary :: Scapulary (n.) A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place..
Orillon :: Orillon (n.) A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, -- found in old fortresses..
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