BRIGANTINES

Noun

brigantines

plural of brigantine

Anagrams

• banistering

Source: Wiktionary


BRIGANTINE

Brig"an*tine, n. Etym: [F. brigantin, fr. It. brigantino, originally, a practical vessel. See Brigand, and cf. Brig]

1. A practical vessel. [Obs.]

2. A two-masted, square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig in that she does not carry a square mainsail.

3. See Brigandine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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