brigandine

[ brig-uhn-deen, -dahyn ]

noun

, Armor.

1. a flexible body armor of overlapping steel plates with an exterior covering of linen, velvet, leather, etc.

brigandine

/ -ˌdaɪn; ˈbrɪɡənˌdiːn /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of brigandine¹

1425–75; late Middle English brigandyn < Middle French brigandine. See brigand, -ine ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of brigandine¹

C15: from Old French, from brigand + -ine ¹

Example Sentences

Already the small excavation has yielded pieces of “brigandine” armor, and Native American projectile points that date back centuries.

From Washington Post

Such armor remained in use until the 1870s, longer than the similar European brigandine bodice, sewn with several layers of silk cloth riveted with metal scales or plates.

From Scientific American

The spear went fair through Uwaine’s chest There will have been a weakness in his brigandine.”

From Literature

The next moment a bullet struck against his brigandine, but without doing him any injury.

From Project Gutenberg

And those of the brigandine sought not to land, but put themselues to sea, and returned to the Island of Cuba.

From Project Gutenberg