Brig"an*tine (?), n. [F. brigantin, fr. It. brigantino, originally, a practical vessel. See Brigand, and cf. Brig]
1.
A practical vessel.
[Obs.]
2.
A two-masted, square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig in that she does not carry a square mainsail.
3.
See Brigandine.
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