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/fil"euh beg'/, n.the kilt or pleated skirt worn by Scottish Highlanders.Also, philibeg.[1740-50; < ScotGael, equiv. to feile kilt + beag little]
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Filibeg — Fil i*beg, n. [Gael. feileadhbeag, i. e., little kilt; feileadh kilt + beag little, small; cf. filleadh a plait, fold.] Same as {Kilt}. [Written also {philibeg}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
filibeg — fìlibeg m DEFINICIJA etnol. kratka suknja škotskih gorštaka (highlanders); kratak kilt ETIMOLOGIJA škot.gael. feileadh beag: kratak kilt … Hrvatski jezični portal
filibeg — [fil′i beg΄] n. [Gael feileadh beag < feileadh, a fold + beag, little] a kilt … English World dictionary
filibeg — philibeg ou filibeg [filibɛg] n. m. ÉTYM. 1801, philibeg, in Höfler; filibeg, 1932; angl. filibeg, philibeg, du gaélique feileadh beag « petit kilt ». ❖ ♦ Rare. Sorte de jupon court que portent les Écossais. ⇒ Kilt … Encyclopédie Universelle
filibeg — noun /ˈfɪlɪbɛɡ/ A kilt … Wiktionary
filibeg — n. kilt, philibeg … English contemporary dictionary
filibeg — [ fɪlɪbɛg] (also philibeg) noun Scottish archaic a kilt. Origin C18: from Sc. Gaelic feileadh beag little kilt … English new terms dictionary
filibeg — /ˈfɪləbɛg/ (say filuhbeg) noun the kilt or pleated skirt worn by Scottish Highlanders. Also, fillibeg, philibeg. {Scottish Gaelic feileadh beag small kilt (as distinguished from the large one formerly worn) …
filibeg — n. kilt … Dictionary of difficult words
filibeg — n. (also philabeg) Sc. a kilt. Etymology: Gael. feileadh beag little fold … Useful english dictionary
