Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
broigne .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun historical A short
chain mail shirt, covering from the upper arms to the upper thighs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
Etymologies
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Examples
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Leeza, wot if tihs guy is waring a KILT wif hims byrnie?
Bath Time: Why Chainmail was invented - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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October 6, 2009 at 11:27 am if dis guy iz wering teh kitl, tehn wuts byrnie wering?
Bath Time: Why Chainmail was invented - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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A shirt made from mail is a hauberk if knee-length, haubergeon if mid-thigh length, and byrnie if waist-length.
Bath Time: Why Chainmail was invented - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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According to AfriCat, a byrnie is waste-lengf chainmale armor.
Bath Time: Why Chainmail was invented - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Too bad they are wearing hauberk or byrnie and only get a bit of a third degree burn.
Archive 2007-10-01 2007
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Also I created the image in Photoshop but it is saved as a Jpg file so I don't know why it wont show up. byrnie December 20, 2005 6:45 AM # | Delete
K1 2005
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Thanks for the source code, it looks lovely customised. byrnie December 20, 2005 6:50 AM # | Delete
K1 2005
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Spock pulled the shirt, followed by the byrnie, over his head.
Time for Yesterday A. C. Crispin 1990
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Then he shrugged on the quilted leather shirt and Voba laced his byrnie.
Time for Yesterday A. C. Crispin 1990
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Voba knelt beside her, lacing her new chain-mail byrnie.
Time for Yesterday A. C. Crispin 1990
bilby commented on the word byrnie
A short chain mail shirt is running for President. Welcome to the USA.
February 20, 2016
qms commented on the word byrnie
A tired knight after a journey
Or weary from fighting a tourney
Will gladly displace
His hot carapace
And flirt with the girls in his byrnie.
February 1, 2019