LORICATING
Verb
loricating
present participle of loricate
Anagrams
• girlcation
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