fil|i|beg

fil|i|beg
fil|i|beg «FIHL uh behg», noun.
= kilt. (Cf.kilt)
[< Scottish Gaelic feileadhbeag < feileadh a fold; pleated stuff + beag little]

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  • beg — ata·beg; beg·gar·li·ness; beg·gary; beg·giatoa; beg·giat·o·a·les; beg·ging·ly; beg·hard; beg·ler·beg; beg·ler·beg; beg·ti; bull·beg·gar; fil·le·beg; beg; beg·gar; beg·gar·ly; beg·giato·a·ceous; beg·ler·bey; uz·beg; …   English syllables

  • fil — aero·fil·ter; af·fil·i·a·tion; al·fil·a·ria; al·fil·e·ri·llo; de·fil·er; de·fil·ing·ly; fil·a·ment; fil·a·men·ta·ry; fil·a·ment·ed; fil·a·men·tous; fil·a·ree; fil·a·ri·a·sis; fil·a·ri·idae; fil·a·ture; fil·beard; fil·bert; fil·ial; fil·ial·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • fillebeg — fil·le·beg …   English syllables

  • filibeg — /fil euh beg /, n. the kilt or pleated skirt worn by Scottish Highlanders. Also, philibeg. [1740 50; < ScotGael, equiv. to feile kilt + beag little] * * * …   Universalium

  • philabeg — /fil euh beg /, n. filibeg. * * * …   Universalium

  • philibeg — /fil euh beg /, n. filibeg. * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

  • Fillibeg — Fil li*beg, n. A kilt. See {Filibeg}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • philibeg — 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 — [fil′i beg΄] n. [Gael feileadh beag < feileadh, a fold + beag, little] a kilt …   English World dictionary

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