Brigandine

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet,
           And brigandine of brass.                 --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  brigandine
       n : a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn
           onto leather or cloth

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Brigandine
     (Jer. 46:4; 51:3), an obsolete English word denoting a scale
     coat of armour, or habergeon, worn by light-armed "brigands."
     The Revised Version has "coat of mail."