lorica

Noun

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Noun (1)loricae

  1. a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example)Type of sheath, case
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Lo·ri′ca noun; pl. Loricæ (#).

Origin: 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.

2. Chemistry Lute{1} for protecting vessels from the fire.

3. Zoology The protective case or shell of an infusorian or rotifer.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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