The Collaborative International Dictionary
Loricating
Loricate \Lor"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loricated; p. pr. & vb. n. Loricating.] [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.