scapular
English translation: V
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|  Selected response from: Charles Davis Spain Local time: 17:13 | ||||||
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peer agreement (net): +4V Explanation: It's not really a scapular, of course. The word really means a Christian garment, a kind of monastic cloak, worn over the shoulders (hence the name) with an opening for the head: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapular "1. A short monastic cloak covering the shoulders 1.1 A symbol of affiliation to an ecclesiastical order, consisting of two strips of cloth hanging down the breast and back and joined across the shoulders." http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_eng... The players did not wear one of these, obviously, and it doesn't mean that; in descriptions of sports kit the word "scapular" has been adopted to denote a particular pattern, a V-shape on the chest. Sports kit is a bit like heraldry, in a way; each shape or pattern has its name. "Scapular" is used sometimes, as if the player were wearing an actual scapular over his shoulders: "Valenciennes unveiled their new 08/09 home, away and 3rd kits. The Valenciennes Football Club revives the scapular tradition for this new 2008/2009 jersey designed by Italian manufacturer Diadora. For the first time since the final of the France Cup in 1951, VA wear the famous red jersey and white scapular (latin Scapula: is a length of cloth suspended both front and back from the shoulders of the wearer, that varies in shape, colour, size and style depending on the use to which it is being put) accompanied VA in its "great years" (from the 50's to 60's )." But it simply means a V-shape, and that is how it is also described: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Football_kit/pattern_... "This is the brand new Valenciennes 2014/15 home kit. The shirt is mainly red with a white/red/white "v" design." http://footballkitsfc.blogspot.com.es/2014/07/valenciennes-2... "Their strip consisted of a white shirt with a black V, white shorts and socks." http://www.revesbyrovers.com.au/index.php?page=clubhistory "Hopes that the glory days were about to return were encouraged by the introduction of a smart new strip in 1975, with a bold V and gold lettering, but these were shattered when Burnley were relegated in 1976" http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Burnley/Burnley.htm Look at the 1975-1979 kit on this page; it's this one: http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Burnley/images/burnley_1975-... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2016-02-15 07:21:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I forgot to put the URL for the first Valenciennes reference: http://www.footballshirtculture.com/Football-shirt-blog/08/0... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2016-02-15 07:26:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- By the way, the colours on the video seem to be wrong. All the other sources on this Pumas kit do have a white shirt with what looks like a blue V (or "scapular"). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2016-02-15 10:34:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I notice, by the way, that one of the illustrations in my Wikipedia reference, in the "Vs" category, is called "chevron", but it's a flatter shape with a less acute angle. |
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