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1 a: the laterally projecting part of the human body formed of the bones and joints with their covering tissue by which the arm is connected with the trunk b: the region of the body of nonhuman vertebrates that corresponds to the shoulder but is less projecting2 a: the two shoulders and the upper part of the back —usually used in plural bplural : capacity for bearing a task or blame <placed the guilt squarely on his shoulders>3: a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg and adjacent parts
— see lamb illustration4: the part of a garment at the wearer's shoulder5: an area adjacent to or along the edge of a higher, more prominent, or more important part: as a
(1): the part of a hill or mountain near the top
(2): a lateral protrusion or extension of a hill or mountain b: either edge of a roadway
; specifically : the part of a roadway outside of the traveled way 6: a rounded or sloping part (as of a stringed instrument or a bottle) where the neck joins the body
— shoul·dered
\-dərd\
adjective
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