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lorica
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lorica [lə′rī·kə]
(invertebrate zoology)
A hard shell or case in certain invertebrates, as in many rotifers and protozoans; functions as an exoskeleton.
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The Segontium Roman Museum in Caernarfon has sereplica Loricas - the armour worn by the Roman soldiers and helmets.
CHILDREN MAKE BELIEVE IN ROMAN WORLD by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The loricas were invocations on behalf of self or others in which one was "clothed" or shielded with the power of God and the saints.
Celtic Crossovers: May the Lent of the Irish be with you by RUPP, JOYCE / U.S. Catholic
 
 
 
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