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philibeg

/ ˈfɪlɪˌbɛɡ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of filibeg

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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