philibeg

English

Alternative forms

• filabeg, filibeg, fillebeg, philabeg, phillabeg, phillibeg

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪlɪbɛɡ/

Noun

philibeg (plural philibegs)

1. A little kilt.
   • 1846, John Campbell, The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England:

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

French

Noun

philibeg m (plural philibegs)

1. philibeg

Further reading

• “philibeg”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.