filibeg
or phil·i·beg
[ fil-uh-beg ]
noun
the kilt or pleated skirt worn by Scottish Highlanders.
Origin of filibeg
11740–50; <Scots Gaelic, equivalent to feile kilt + beag little
Words Nearby filibeg
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British Dictionary definitions for filibeg
filibeg
fillibeg or philibeg
/ (ˈfɪlɪˌbɛɡ) /
noun
the kilt worn by Scottish Highlanders
Origin of filibeg
1C18: from Scottish Gaelic fēileadhbeag, from fēileadh kilt + beag small
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