[brig-uh
n-deen, -dahyn] 
| a flexible body armor of overlapping steel plates with an exterior covering of linen, velvet, leather, etc. |
| brig·an·dine (brĭg'ən-dēn', -dīn') n. Flexible body armor of small metal plates or rings, often covered with cloth. [Middle English, from Old French, armor for a skirmisher, from brigand, skirmisher; see brigand.] |
Brigandine
(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."
