See Also: trimetrical(dictionary)

lorica (iou) and trimetrical (iou)


lorica (iou)



lorica noun. , -cas. E18.
[Latin = breastplate formed as LORUM.]
Roman Antiquities. A cuirass or corslet of leather. E18.
The coping or protecting head of a wall. Only in E18.
A kind of cement or paste for coating a vessel before subjecting it to heat. Now rare or obsolete. M18.
Zoology. The stiff protective case or shell of some protozoans and rotifers. M19.

trimetrical (iou)



trimetrical adjective. E19.
[formed as TRIMETRIC + -AL1.]
Having three parts; spec. in Prosody, consisting of three measures.
Trimetrical Classic a Chinese elementary schoolbook written in lines of verse consisting of three characters each.