filibeg
or phil·i·beg
[ fil-uh-beg ]
/ ˈfɪl əˌbɛg /
noun
the kilt or pleated skirt worn by Scottish Highlanders.
Origin of filibeg
1740–50; < Scots Gaelic, equivalent to
feile kilt +
beag little
Words nearby filibeg
filial,
filial generation,
filial piety,
filiate,
filiation,
filibeg,
filibuster,
filicide,
filiform,
filiform bougie,
filiform papilla
British Dictionary definitions for filibeg
filibeg
fillibeg or philibeg
/ (ˈfɪlɪˌbɛɡ) /
noun
the kilt worn by Scottish Highlanders
Word Origin for filibeg
C18: from Scottish Gaelic
fēileadhbeag, from
fēileadh kilt +
beag small