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a brigantine rigged vessel

Pronunciation edit

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌtin/, /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌtaɪn/

Etymology 1 edit

Attested 1525, for a small rowing vessel, from earlier brigandyns, from Middle French brigandin, probably from Italian brigante (skirmisher, pirate, brigand), from Latin brigō (to fight).

Noun edit

brigantine (plural brigantines)

  1. (nautical) 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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Etymology 2 edit

Variant form.

Noun edit

brigantine (plural brigantines)

  1. Alternative form of brigandine

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brigantine f (plural brigantines)

  1. trapeze-shaped type of sail

References edit

  • Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

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