LORICATES

Noun

loricates

plural of loricate

Verb

loricates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of loricate

Anagrams

• Talericos, sarcolite, sclerotia, sectorial, stearolic

Source: Wiktionary


LORICATE

Lor"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loricated; p. pr. & vb. n. Loricating.] Etym: [L. loricatus, p. p. of loricare to clothe in mail, to cover with plastering, fr. lorica a leather cuirass, a plastering, fr. lorum thong.]

Definition: To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.

Lor"i*cate, a. Etym: [See Loricate, v.]

Definition: Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.

Lor"i*cate, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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