Dictionary entry

Loricate

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Lor″i‐cate (lŏr″ĭ‐kāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Loricated (lŏr″ĭ‐kā′tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n.Loricating (lŏr″ĭ‐kā′tĭng).] [L. loricatus, p. p. of loricare to clothe in mail, to cover with plastering, fr. lorica a leather cuirass, a plastering, fr. lorum thong.] To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.