philibeg
Britishnoun
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Fillibeg, Philibeg, fil′i-beg, n. the kilt, the dress or petticoat reaching nearly to the knees, worn by the Highlanders of Scotland.
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Not a person was to be seen, except one sickly emaciated creature, wearing a faded regimental coat over his tartan waistcoat and philibeg, who stood leaning against a tree with an aspect of hopeless dejection.
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I never understood that there was any presumed antiquity about the philibeg or kilt.
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As to the plaid, there is no reason to believe it more ancient than the philibeg.
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Hark! the sound of ringing footsteps on frost-hard road, and a manly merry voice singing,— “Cam’ ye by Athol, lad wi’ the philibeg, Down by the Tummel and banks o’ the Garry?
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