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Meaning of BRIGANDINE

Pronunciation:  'brigun`deen

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [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

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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
 
 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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