brigandine

American  

[brig-uhn-deen, -dahyn] / ˈbrɪg ənˌdin, -ˌdaɪn /

noun

Armor.

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

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brigandine British  

/ -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

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Etymology

Origin of brigandine

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

Example Sentences

"No, sah; higher'n dat; fo' brigandine gineral at de berry leas'!" said another.

From Christmas with Grandma Elsie by Finley, Martha

"But not," returned Monteith, "till I have disengaged you from your wet garments, and preserved your arms and brigandine from the rust of this night."

From The Scottish Chiefs by Porter, Jane

He had thrown off his steel cap and his brigandine, and had placed them with his sword, his quiver and his painted long-bow, on the top of his varied heap of plunder in the corner.

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

La brigandine descend presqu'à mi-cuisse; mais à son extrémité est attachée circulairement une étoffe de soie qui vient jusqu'à mi-jambe.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard

But Francesco's quilted brigandine had stood the test of steel, and the point of that assassin's dagger glanced harmlessly aside, doing no worse hurt than a rent in the silk surface of the garment.

From Love-at-Arms by Sabatini, Rafael