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broigne.

jerkin of canvas or leather covered with metal pieces, ancestor of chain mail

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/bʁwaɲ/
  1. jerkin of canvas or leather covered with metal pieces, ancestor of chain mail

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French bronie, from Early Medieval Latin brunia (attested in the Reichenau Glossary), from Frankish *brunnjā, from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ (“breastplate”).

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