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Definition of "brigandine" [brig•an•dine]

  • Flexible body armor of small metal plates or rings, often covered with cloth. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "brigandine" in a sentence
  • ""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.""
  • "His clothing -- an olive-colored tunic, fawn breeches that tucked into calf-high leather boots, and skirted, scaled brigandine armor -- was expensive and immaculate."
  • "He had finished adjusting and cleaning the hauberk and brigandine, and was now busily employed on a broad pavesse, or buckler, of unusual size, and covered with steel-plating, which Richard often used in reconnoitring, or actually storming fortified places, as a more effectual protection against missile weapons than the narrow triangular shield used on horseback."