Etymology

lorica

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Today it means: A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like. Full definition →

Latin lōrīca
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromlōrīca
  2. English todaylorica

Borrowed from Latin lōrīca, literally "a corselet of thongs", probably from lorum (“thong”).

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