Loricate
Pronunciation : Lor"i*cate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [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 : Defn: To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.
t. [imp. & p. p. Loricated; p. pr. & vb. n. Loricating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Lor"i*cate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Loricate, v.]
Definition : Defn: Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Lor"i*cate
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913