Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BRIG'AN-DINE
BRIG'AN-DINE, n. [Qu. the origin of this word. In Pers. praghe is a helmet.]
Anciently, a coat of mail. The name has ceased to be used, with the disuse of the thing. It consisted of thin jointed scales of plate, pliant and easy to the body. – Encyc.
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