v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Loricated p. pr. & vb. n. Loricating ] [ 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 ]

a. [ See Loricate, v. ] Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals. [ 1913 Webster ]