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Brigandine

Brigandine Meaning & Definition
Brigandine Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Brigandine?

[n] a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth

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See Also | chain armor | chain armour | chain mail | mail | ring armor | ring armour | ring mail

Brigandine In Webster's Dictionary

\Brig"an*dine\, n. [F. brigandine (cf. It. brigantina), fr. OF. brigant. See {Brigand}.] A coast of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewed to linen or other material. It was worn in the Middle Ages. [Written also {brigantine}.] --Jer. xlvi. 4. Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet, And brigandine of brass. --Milton.

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