lorico

Latin

Etymology

From lōrīca +‎ .

Pronunciation

Verb

lōrīcō (present infinitive lōrīcāre, perfect active lōrīcāvī, supine lōrīcātum); first conjugation

  1. to armour (someone) with a lōrīca
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    • 100 BCE – 44 BCE, Julius Caesar, De Bello Africo 72:
      ornatusque ac loricatus cum esset elephans
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    • AD 77–79, C. Plinius Secundus (aut.), K.F.T. Mayhoff (ed.), Naturalis Historia (1906), bk VIII, ch. xxxix:
      mergit se limo saepius siccatque sole, mox ubi pluribus eodem modo se coriis loricavit, in dimicationem pergit.
    1. (post-Classical, by extension) to clothe (someone) in a cuirass, breastplate, corslet, coat of mail, hauberk, or other such armour protecting at least the torso
  2. (transferred sense) to cover (something) with a coating, to plaster
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Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: loricate

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