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brinie

brinie noun: a coat of mail.

Noun

brinie (plural brinies)

  1. (obsolete) A coat of mail.
    • In one of these mail-shirts, which is made of very delicate iron rings, each of them is riveted with a small nub of bronze, which must have given the brinie a very elegant appearance.1867, George Stephens, Sven Söderberg, “The” Old-northern Runic Monuments of Scandinavia and England, page 186

Forms of brinie

pluralbrinies

Origin of brinie

From Middle English brinie, whence also (by metathesis) byrnie.

Questions about brinie

What does brinie mean?
Brinie means a coat of mail.
What part of speech is brinie?
Brinie is a noun.
What is the plural of brinie?
The plural of brinie is brinies.

Words near brinie in the dictionary

  1. bringsel
  2. bringsels
  3. bringup
  4. brinicle
  5. brinicles
  6. brinie
  7. brinier
  8. brinies
  9. briniest
  10. brinily
  11. brininess

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