'Brigandine' definitions:

Definition of 'brigandine'

From: WordNet
noun
A medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth

Definition of 'Brigandine'

From: GCIDE
  • Brigandine \Brig"an*dine\, n. [F. brigandine (cf. It. brigantina), fr. OF. brigant. See Brigand.] A coast of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewed to linen or other material. It was worn in the Middle Ages. [Written also brigantine.] --Jer. xlvi. 4. [1913 Webster]
  • Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet, And brigandine of brass. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Brigandine'

From: Easton
  • Brigandine (Jer. 46:4; 51:3), an obsolete English word denoting a scale coat of armour, or habergeon, worn by light-armed "brigands." The Revised Version has "coat of mail."