philibeg

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/ˈfɪlɪbɛɡ/

noun

A little kilt.

OriginScottish Gaelic fèileadh beag →
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Meanings

nounphilibeg (plural philibegs)

plural philibegs · alternative filabeg · alternative filibeg · alternative fillebeg · alternative philabeg · alternative phillabeg · alternative phillibeg

  1. A little kilt.

    Instead of plaids and philibegs, and trews, they were, henceforth, to be clothed in coats and in waistcoats, and (worst of all) in BREECHES!!!

    1846, John Campbell, The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kilt

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicfèileadh beag
  2. Englishphilibeg

From Scottish Gaelic fèileadh beag, from fèileadh (“wrap, fold”) + beag (“little”).

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APA

philibeg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philibeg

MLA

“philibeg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philibeg. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “philibeg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philibeg.

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