Loricate \Lor"i*cate\ (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Loricated} (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[=a]t`[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Loricating} (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [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[1], a
crust, coating, or plates.
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