different between brigantine vs brigandine

English

Etymology 1

1525, a small rowing vessel, brigandyns, from Middle French brigandin, probably from Italian brigante (“skirmisher, pirate, brigand”), from Latin brigare (“to fight”).

Noun

brigantine (plural brigantines)

1. (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 forms.

Noun

brigantine (plural brigantines)

1. Alternative form of brigandine

French

Noun

brigantine f (plural brigantines)

1. 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 (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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.

Translations

Anagrams

• debraining