Thesaurus: lorica

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1. n. A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.
2. n. Lute for protecting vessels from the fire.
3. n. The protective case or shell of an infusorian or rotifer.
4. n. a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example)
5. 1. (Anc. Armor) A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like. 2. (Chem.) Lute for protecting vessels from the fire. 3. (Zoöl.) The protective case or shell of an infusorian or rotifer.
6. A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metalor horn sewed on linen or the like.
7. n a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example)