HUMERAL
Adjective
humeral (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to, or near the humerus or shoulder
Noun
humeral (plural humerals)
An oblong scarf worn round the priest's shoulders at certain parts of the Mass and of Benediction.
Source: Wiktionary
Hu"mer*al, a. Etym: [L. humerus the shoulder: cf. F. huméral.]
(Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the humerus, or upper part of the arm;
brachial. Humeral veil (R. C. Ch.), a long, narrow veil or scarf of
the same material as the vestments, worn round the shoulders by the
officiating priest or his attendant at Mass, and used to protect the
sacred vessels from contact with the hands.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition