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4 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Brigantine \Brig"an*tine\, n. [F. brigantin, fr It brigantino, originally, a practical vessel. See {Brigand}, and cf {Brig}] 1. A practical vessel. [Obs.] 2. A two-masted, square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig in that she does not carry a square mainsail. 3. See {Brigandine}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: brigantine n : two-masted vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast [syn: {hermaphrodite brig}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Brigantine, NJ (city, FIPS 7810) Location: 39.41352 N, 74.37973 W Population (1990): 11354 (8796 housing units) Area: 16.6 sq km (land), 8.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 08203
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