||Lor`i*ca"ta (lr`*k"t), n. pl. [NL. See Loricate.] (Zoöl.) (a) A
||suborder of edentates, covered with bony plates, including the
||armadillos. (b) The crocodilia.
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Lor"i*cate (lr"*kt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loricated (lr"*k`td); p. pr. &
vb. n. Loricating (lr"*k`tng).] [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.
Lor`i*ca"tion (?), n. [L. loricatio.] The act of loricating; the
protecting substance put on; a covering of scales or plates.
Lor"i*keet (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any one numerous species of small
brush-tongued parrots or lories, found mostly in Australia, New Guinea
and the adjacent islands, with some forms in the East Indies. They are
arboreal in their habits and feed largely upon the honey of flowers.
They belong to Trichoglossus, Loriculus, and several allied genera.
{ Lor"i*mer (?), Lor"i*ner (?), } n. [OF. lormier, loremier, fr. LL.
loranum bridle, L. lorum thong, the rein of a bridle.] A maker of bits,
spurs, and metal mounting for bridles and saddles; hence, a saddler.
[Obs.] Holinshed.
Lor"ing (?), n. [See 3d Lore.] Instructive discourse. [Obs.] Spenser.
Lo"ri*ot (?), n. [F., fr. OF. loriou, for l'oriol, oriol, l' being the
article. The same word as oriole. See Oriole.] (Zoöl.) The golden
oriole of Europe. See Oriole.
Lo"ris (?), n. [Loris, or lori, the indigenous East Indian name.]
(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small lemurs of the genus
Stenops. They have long, slender limbs and large eyes, and are arboreal
in their habits. The slender loris (S. gracilis), of Ceylon, in one of
the best known species. [Written also lori.]
Lorn (?), a. [Strong p. p. of Lose. See Lose, Forlorn.] 1. Lost;
undone; ruined. [Archaic]
If thou readest, thou art lorn.
Sir W. Scott.