LOR'ICATE, verb transitive [Latin lorico, loricatus, from lorica, a coat of mail.] 1. To plate over; to spread over, as a plate for defense. Nature hath loricated the sides of the tympanum in animals with ear-wax. 2. To cover with a crust, as a chimical vessel, for resisting fire.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI