lorica

Noun

Meaning

A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.

Lute for protecting vessels from the fire.

The protective case or shell of an infusorian or rotifer.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

jack aegis test cortex doublet plate mail shell armor shield carapace cuirass hauberk brigandine chainmail
Show all synonyms

Hypernyms

case sheath

Derivatives

loricae

Anagrams

caroli Oclair

Examples

Auxilia are generally shown wearing mail ( lorica hamata ) cuirasses and carrying oval shields. Source: Internet

Goldsworthy Roman Warfare 127 However, on another Trajanic monument (the Adamclisi Tropaeum ) the lorica segmentata does not appear at all, and legionaries and auxilia alike are depicted wearing either mail or scales ( lorica squamata ). Source: Internet

L. Rossi Trajan's Column and the Dacian Wars (Thames & Hudson 1971) 102 On this basis, it has been supposed that lorica segmentata was used by legionaries only. Source: Internet

Legionaries are uniformly depicted wearing the lorica segmentata and carrying the curved rectangular shield. Source: Internet

Morphology The animals have a head, mouth and digestive system as well as a lorica. Source: Internet

The armor-like lorica consists of a protective external shell or case of encircling plicae. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lorgnon lori Loria loricae loricariid loricariine