1
: a Roman cuirass of leather or metal
2
[New Latin, from Latin]
: a hard protective case or shell (as of a rotifer)
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The chainmail design, known as the lorica hamata locally, is meant to give off the impression of a suit of armour as the players enter the pitch.
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lorica
noun
lo·ri·ca
lə-ˈrī-kə 
plural loricae
lə-ˈrī-ˌkē
-ˌsē
-ˌsē
: a hard protective case or shell (as of a rotifer)
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