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philibeg en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɪlɪbɛɡ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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:

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