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brinies

brinies is the plural of brinie.

Meaning of brinie

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

Questions about brinies

What is brinies the plural of?
Brinies is the plural of brinie.

Words near brinies in the dictionary

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

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