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Brigade
Brigade Bri*gade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brigaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Brigading.] (Mil.) To form into a brigade, or into brigades.
Brigaded
Brigade Bri*gade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brigaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Brigading.] (Mil.) To form into a brigade, or into brigades.
brigadier
Brigadier general Brig`a*dier" gen"er*al [F. brigadier, fr. brigade.] (Mil.) An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a brigadier.
Brigadier general
Brigadier general Brig`a*dier" gen"er*al [F. brigadier, fr. brigade.] (Mil.) An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a brigadier.
Brigading
Brigade Bri*gade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brigaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Brigading.] (Mil.) To form into a brigade, or into brigades.
Brigand
Brigand Brig"and (br[i^]g"and), n. [F. brigand, OF. brigant light-armed soldier, fr. LL. brigans light-armed soldier (cf. It. brigante.) fr. brigare to strive, contend, fr. briga quarrel; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. break; cf. Goth. brikan to break, brakja strife. Cf. Brigue.] 1. A light-armed, irregular foot soldier. [Obs.] 2. A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter. Giving them not a little the air of brigands or banditti. --Jeffery.
Brigandage
Brigandage Brig"and*age (-[asl]j), n. [F. brigandage.] Life and practice of brigands; highway robbery; plunder.
Brigandine
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. Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet, And brigandine of brass. --Milton.
Brigandish
Brigandish Brig"and*ish, a. Like a brigand or freebooter; robberlike.
Brigandism
Brigandism Brig"and*ism, n. Brigandage.
brigantine
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. Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet, And brigandine of brass. --Milton.
Brigantine
Brigantine 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.
Demibrigade
Demibrigade Dem"i*bri*gade", n. [Cf. F. demi- brigade.] A half brigade.
Naval brigade
Naval brigade, a body of seamen or marines organized for military service on land. Naval officer. (a) An officer in the navy. (b) A high officer in some United States customhouses. Naval tactics, the science of managing or maneuvering vessels sailing in squadrons or fleets. Syn: Nautical; marine; maritime. Usage: Naval, Nautical. Naval is applied to vessels, or a navy, or the things which pertain to them or in which they participate; nautical, to seamen and the art of navigation. Hence we speak of a naval, as opposed to a military, engagement; naval equipments or stores, a naval triumph, a naval officer, etc., and of nautical pursuits or instruction, nautical calculations, a nautical almanac, etc.
Prunus brigantiaca
Marmottes oil Mar"mottes oil` A fine oil obtained from the kernel of Prunus brigantiaca. It is used instead of olive or almond oil. --De Colange.

Meaning of Briga from wikipedia

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