Etymology

brigandine

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Middle English brigandyn ← Old French brigandine
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  1. Old French · derived frombrigandine
  2. Middle English · inherited frombrigandyn
  3. English todaybrigandine

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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