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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Brigandine \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: brigandine n : a medieval coat of mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Brigandine (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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