LORICA

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1893 · p. 28

(Lat.), n. f. Lo"r(lor)-i(e)'ka3. From Awpoi', a thong. Fr.. lorique, carapace. Ger., Panzer. 1. A leather corselet. |A, 312 (a, 48).] 2. A seed-skin; of Ehrenberg. the silicious envelope of the Diatomacece. [B, 121.] 3. The protective case of certain Infusoria. [B, 19 (a, 35); B, 28 (a, 27).] [s. 669]