What does "brigandine" mean?

A coat of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, sewn or riveted under or onto canvas or linen or other material.

What is a synonym for "brigandine"?

Common synonyms include: brigander.

How do you pronounce "brigandine"?

Pronounced //ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌdin//.

Brigandine

//ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌdin// noun

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Noun

1
A coat of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, sewn or riveted under or onto canvas or linen or other material. historical
"Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines."
2
a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth wordnet

Synonyms

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brigander

Example

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"Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines."

Etymology

From Middle English brigandyn, brigantien, attested by 1456 (eventually displacing the slightly earlier synonym brigander), from Old French brigandine, from brigand + -ine.

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