brig|an|dine

brig|an|dine
brig|an|dine «BRIHG uhn deen, -dyn», noun.
a coat of armor made usually of linen or leather, strengthened with metal rings or thin metal pieces.
[< Middle French brigandine armor for a foot soldier < brigand brigand]

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