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BRIGANDINE

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 566 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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BRIGANDINE , a See also:

French word meaning the See also:

ARMOUR, PHILIP DANFORTH (1832-1901)

armour for the brigandi or See also:

BRIGANTES (Celtic for " mountaineers " or " free, privileged ")

brigantes, See also:

LIGHT

light-armed See also:

FOOT

foot soldiers; See also:

PART

part of the armour of a foot soldier in the See also:

MIDDLE

middle ages, consisting of a padded See also:

TUNIC (0. Eng. tunice, tunical, taken, before the Norman con-quest, directly from Lat. tunica, of which the origin is unknown)

tunic of See also:

CANVAS

canvas, See also:

leather, &c., and lined with closely sewn scales or rings of See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

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