different between breastplate vs brigandine

English

Etymology

From Middle English brestplate, equivalent to breast +? plate. Displaced Old English br?ostbeorg.

Noun

breastplate (plural breastplates)

1. A piece of armor that covers the chest.
2. A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.

   Synonyms: breastcollar, breaststrap, breastgirth

3. A piece of silicone in the shape of women's breasts worn by drag queens and other female impersonators to simulate a female body shape.
4. (Judaism) An embroidered square of linen worn on the breast of the Jewish high priest, bearing twelve precious stones, each inscribed with the name of one of the tribes of Israel.

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English

Alternative forms

• brigantine

Etymology

From Old French brigandine, from brigand + -ine.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b????ndi?n/

Noun

brigandine (plural brigandines)

1. (historical) A coat of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewn or riveted to linen or other material.

   • Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.

   • 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 176:

     Red-haired and freckled, he wore a studded brigantine, high boots, fingerless leather gloves, and a quiver on his back.

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Anagrams

• debraining