Lor"i*cate (l&obreve;r"&ibreve;*kāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loricated (l&obreve;r"&ibreve;*kā`t&ebreve;d); p. pr. & vb. n. Loricating (l&obreve;r"&ibreve;*kā`t&ibreve;ng).] [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, a crust, coating, or plates.

Lor"i*cate (?), a. [See Loricate, v.] Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.

Lor"i*cate, n. (Zoöl.) An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.