'Loricating' definitions:
Definition of 'Loricating'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]