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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.

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

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