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brigantine definition

brig·an·tine (brig′ən tēn′)

noun

  1. a two-masted ship like a hermaphrodite brig but with a square-rigged topsail on the mainmast
  2. hermaphrodite brig

Etymology: earlier brigandyn < MFr brigandin < OIt brigantino < brigante, brigand

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