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brigantine

The correct spelling is brigantine.

How to pronounce brigantine

noun

Say it like: Bri-gan-tin-e

The correct spelling is brigantine. A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.
  2. 2.A coat of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewn to linen or other material.

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