Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LOR'I-CATE, v.t. [L. 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. – Ray.
2. To cover with a crust, as a chimical vessel, for resisting fire.