loricate – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
loricate
adj.
protected by a sheath or covering (Zoology)
Lorica plumata
While several types of
loricae (armor) existed in the
Roman legion, the
lorica plumata was reserved for the use of military leaders (
Tribunes and above, but typically Generals) due to the high cost of production, and maintenance. The name the Romans used for this type of armor is not known,
lorica plumata being a descriptive term applied by modern scholars, referring to its resemblance to a bird's plumage.
loricate
nm.
loricate
loricato
adj.
loricate, loricated, protected by a sheath or covering (Zoology)
Loricate
(v.)
Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.
(v. t.)
To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.
(n.)
An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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