For doublet I wore a buff brigandine, quilted and dagger-proof, and caught at the waist by a girdle of hammered steel; my wine-coloured hose was stout and serviceable, as were my long boots of untanned leather.
"The Shame of Motley"
Raphael Sabatini
The executioner resumed his work, and in an instant I stood stripped of my brigandine.
"The Shame of Motley"
Raphael Sabatini
Edwin's soul had become not more enamoured of the panoply of war than the gracious smiles of his admired leader, and at this intelligence he threw his plans over his brigandine, and placing a swan-plumed bonnet on his brows, hastened forth to meet his general.
"The Scottish Chiefs"
Jane Porter