Look up: Brigandine

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   Brigandine
   A brigandine was a medieval coat of mail composed of light thin jointed scales or a coat of thin pliant plate armour. The term was later applied to the jacket quilted with iron worn by archers during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I.
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   brigandine
   [n] - a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth
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   Brigandine
   Brig'an·dine noun [ French brigandine (cf. Italian brigantina ), from Old French 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. « Then put on all ...
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   brigandine
   noun a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth
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   Brigandine
   A `brigandine`, a form of body armour, is a cloth garment, generally canvas or leather, lined with small oblong steel plates riveted to the fabric. The form of the brigandine is essentially the same as the civilian doublet, though it is commonly sleeveless. However, depictions of brigandine armor with sleeves are known. Many brigandines appear to have had larger, somewhat 'L-shaped' plates over the lungs. The rivets, or nails, attaching the plat...
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   Brigandine
   • (n.) 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.
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