- a variation of filibeg.
philibeg
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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This garb, which excited the attention and admiration of Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo, consisted of the truis, the kilted plaid, and philibeg.
From Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. by Mrs. Thomson
Then a girl who played pages, and other young boys, was naturally anxious to know all about doublets, trunks, and hose, as well as Scottish "philibeg and sporran."
From Life on the Stage by Clara Morris
On seeing the Prince eat heartily, whilst only in his shirt and philibeg, Captain Donald Macdonald could not forbear smiling.
From Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. by Mrs. Thomson
Pontius Pilate in a kilt and philibeg would bring down the house with a Highland fling or gillie callum.
From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various
As soon as they were at the inn Donald insisted on his changing his clothes, and Malcolm at once gave him his own dry philibeg.
From The True Story Book by Andrew Lang
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