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Philibeg

//ˈfɪlɪbɛɡ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A little kilt.

    "Instead of plaids and philibegs, and trews, they were, henceforth, to be clothed in coats and in waistcoats, and (worst of all) in BREECHES!!!"

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic fèileadh beag, from fèileadh (“wrap, fold”) + beag (“little”).

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