Lorica

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lorica \Lo*ri"ca\, n.; pl. {Loric[ae]}. [L., lit., a corselet of
     thongs, fr. lorum thong.]
     1. (Anc. Armor) A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward
        of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.
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     2. (Chem.) Lute[1] for protecting vessels from the fire.
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     3. (Zool.) The protective case or shell of an infusorian or
        rotifer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lorica
       n : a hard protective sheath as secreted by certain protoctists
           e.g.
       [also: {loricae} (pl)]