Brigandine, a coat of mail worn during the middle ages, made of small plates of iron, sewed upon quilted linen or leather, and covered with a similar substance to hide the glittering of the metal. The brigandine was named after the Brigands.
Brigandine
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 452
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