Brigandine

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

brigandine
    n 1: a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings
         sewn onto leather or cloth

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Brigandine \Brig"an*dine\, n. [F. brigandine (cf. It.
   brigantina), fr. OF. brigant. See {Brigand}.]
   A coast of armor for the body, consisting of scales or
   plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal,
   and sewed to linen or other material. It was worn in the
   Middle Ages. [Written also {brigantine}.] --Jer. xlvi. 4.
   [1913 Webster]

         Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet,
         And brigandine of brass.                 --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]

from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Brigandine
(Jer. 46:4; 51:3), an obsolete English word denoting a scale
coat of armour, or habergeon, worn by light-armed "brigands."
The Revised Version has "coat of mail."