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noun
A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Lute for protecting vessels from the fire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
The protective case or shell of a Loricifera, infusorium or rotifer
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sheath, case
History
Borrowed from Latin lōrīca, literally "a corselet of thongs", probably from lorum (“thong”).
