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Brigandine

Brīg'an-dīne or Brīg'an-tine, n.

noun

n. [Fr. brigandine, It. brigantina, from O. Fr. brigand, L. Lat. brigans, a light-armed soldier. See BRIGAND.] A coat of mail, consisting of thin, jointed scales of plate, pliant and easy to the body. [Obs.]

Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet, And brigandine of brass. Milton.

Furbish the spears and put on the brigandines. Jer. xlvi. 4.

Brīg'an-tīne, n.

noun

n. [Fr. brigantin, It. brigantino, Sp. bergantin, originally a piratical vessel. See BRIGAND.]

A piratical vessel. [Obs.]
A kind of small brig.

The consul obliged him to deliver up his fleet, and restore the ships, reserving only to himself two brigantines. Arbuthnot.