brigantine

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌtin/, /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌtaɪn/ === Etymology 1 === Attested 1525, for a small rowing vessel, from earlier brigandyns, from Middle French brigandin, probably from Italian brigante (“skirmisher, pirate, brigand”), from Latin brigō (“to fight”). ==== Noun ==== brigantine (plural brigantines) (nautical) a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast. ===== Synonyms ===== hermaphrodite brig (the synonymy is controversial) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Variant form. ==== Noun ==== brigantine (plural brigantines) Alternative form of brigandine. == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === brigantine f (plural brigantines) trapeze-shaped type of sail === References === Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition === Further reading === “brigantine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012