Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A plaited petticoat or skirt reaching only to the knees, worn by men in the Highlands of Scotland; a kilt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
kilt .
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- noun Alternative form of
philibeg .
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chained_bear commented on the word filibeg
"'We had been to Mrs Graham's masked ball a little while before, me as a Highland sheep and William as the Young Pretender—how we laughed, oh Lord! So I went on calling him Charles for days afterwards—he was so beautiful in his filibeg.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Letter of Marque, 60
February 27, 2008
reesetee commented on the word filibeg
Ooh. Sounds much fancier than kilt!
February 27, 2008
bilby commented on the word filibeg
From Scottish Gaelic feileadh-beag 'little kilt'.
July 31, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word filibeg
See also féileadh-beag.
July 31, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word filibeg
Nobody told me I could wear something underneath my kilt; they averred that any other article of underclothing wasn't traditional. What did they know?.
November 25, 2010
knitandpurl commented on the word filibeg
"The remnants of a lacy filibeg clung to the twisted circlets of the Crimson crown, its garnets glinting dully, and the Punctilious Trousers bore unpleasant stains."
"The Return of the Fire Witch" by Elizabeth Hand, p 239 of Errantry: Strange Stories
May 1, 2013