Meaning of BRIGANDINE
| Pronunciation: | | 'brigun`deen
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth |
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BRIGANDINE is a 10 letter word that starts with B. |
| | See Also: | | chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | (Jer. 46:4; 51:3), an obsolete English word denoting a scale coat of armour, or habergeon, worn by light-armed "brigands." The Revised Version has "coat of mail." |
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