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lorica

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lo·ri·ca  (lô-rk, l-)
n. pl. lo·ri·cae (-s)
1. Zoology A protective external shell or case, as of a rotifer or any of certain other microscopic animals.
2. A cuirass or corselet worn by Roman soldiers.
[Latin lrca, leather cuirass, perhaps from lrum, thong.]
lori·cate (lôr-kt, lr-), lori·cated (-ktd) adj.
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Noun1.loricalorica - a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example)
sheath, case - an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
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Check out the Hymnal Companion to the Lutheran Book of Worship (Stulken) for the story behind this hymn, a lorica (hard shell or breastplate, sometimes made of deerskin) attributed to St.
The Holy Trinity: June 6, 2004 by Currents in Theology and Mission
10) The Medusa head on the breastplate of Gattamelata's lorica i s derived from examples commonly found on Roman military statues, though no ancient rendition is quite so large, vivid, or focussed as that of Donatello.
Donatello's Gattamelata and its humanist audience * by Bergstein, Mary / Renaissance Quarterly
Lenten practice: Compose your own lorica or pray a Celtic one such as: "God before me, God behind me, God above me, God below me, God beside me, God always in my heart.
Celtic Crossovers: May the Lent of the Irish be with you by RUPP, JOYCE / U.S. Catholic
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