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Brigandine
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
(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.”
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(Jeremiah 46:4) elsewhere “habergeon,” or “coat of mail.”
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
BRIG'ANDINE . Supposed to be the same with the habergeon and coat of mail. Jer 46:4. See Armor.
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
BRIG'ANDINE . Supposed to be the same with the habergeon and coat of mail. Jer 46:4. See Armor.
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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. Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet, And brigandine of brass. Milton.