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May 25, 2012
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brig•an•tine



Pronunciation: (brig'un-tēn", -tīn"), [key]
—n. Naut.
1. a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and having a fore-and-aft mainsail with square upper sails.
2. See hermaphrodite brig.

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