brigandine

== English == === Alternative forms === brigantine brigander (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle English brigandyn, brigantien, attested by 1456 (eventually displacing the slightly earlier synonym brigander), from Old French brigandine, from brigand + -ine. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌdiːn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌdin/, /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌdaɪn/ === Noun === brigandine (plural brigandines) (historical) 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. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === debraining == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁi.ɡɑ̃.din/ === Noun === brigandine f (plural brigandines) brigandine === Further reading === “brigandine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012