brigandine
[ brig-uh n-deen, -dahyn ]
/ ˈbrɪg ənˌdin, -ˌdaɪn /
noun Armor.
a flexible body armor of overlapping steel plates with an exterior covering of linen, velvet, leather, etc.
Words nearby brigandine
brigade,
brigadier,
brigadier general,
brigalow,
brigand,
brigandine,
brigantine,
briggs,
briggsian logarithm,
brigham,
brigham city
Example sentences from the Web for brigandine
A brigandine was a coat of leather or quilted linen, with small iron plates sewed on.
South London |Sir Walter BesantThe next moment a bullet struck against his brigandine, but without doing him any injury.
Guy Fawkes |William Harrison AinsworthThere were only foure armed men in this brigandine: these did stand at the brigandines side to defend it.
British Dictionary definitions for brigandine
brigandine
/ (ˈbrɪɡənˌdiːn, -ˌdaɪn) /
noun
a coat of mail, invented in the Middle Ages to increase mobility, consisting of metal rings or sheets sewn on to cloth or leather
Word Origin for brigandine
C15: from Old French, from
brigand +
-ine
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