Lorica
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like. historical
- 2 a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example) wordnet
- 3 Lute for protecting vessels from the fire. obsolete
- 4 The protective case or shell of a Loricifera, infusorian or rotifer
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lōrīca, literally "a corselet of thongs", probably from lorum (“thong”).