Tuesday, January 27, 2015

brigantine, brigandine

Brigantine or brigantine means a particular type of two-masted sailing ship--
They're looking for volunteers to help restore an old brigantine.
We'll need to find someone who knows how to sail an old brigantine.

Brigandine or brigandine means a kind of body armor, made with overlapping steel plates for flexibility, and covered with cloth--
This old brigandine is cumbersome, even if it is flexible.
He bought a rusty brigandine at an auction, and he's busy polishing it.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The captain of the brigantine was unharmed by the assault, protected by his brigandine."

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