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Definition of Philabeg
1. n. See Filibeg.
Definition of Philabeg
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of philibeg) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Philabeg
1. filibeg [n -S] - See also: filibeg
Lexicographical Neighbors of Philabeg
Literary usage of Philabeg
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"Oh to see his tartan trews, Bonnet blue, and laigh-heeled shoes, philabeg aboon
his knee— That's the laddie I'll gang wi'. —GEDDRS : Lewie Gordon. ..."
2. Things Not Generally Known: Curiosities of History by John Timbs (1858)
"WEARING THE philabeg. The earliest dress of the Highlanders consisted of a large
tartan wrapper, extending from the shoulders to about the knees, ..."
3. Quarterly Review (1810)
"450, is described as including the belted plaid, philabeg or kelt. If Sir John
means that these two garments are both worn at once, he might as well ..."
4. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"Oh to see his tartan trews, Bonnet blue, and laigh-heeled shoes, philabeg aboon
his knee— That's the laddie I'll gang wi'. ..."
5. Scottish Reminiscences by Sir Archibald Geikie (1904)
"'A philabeg ; I know it's a part of a man's Highland dress.' ' Och, mam, I wass
never hearin' of it at all.' Some time afterwards, having meanwhile ..."
6. The Life of Major-General James Wolfe: Founded on Original Documents and by Robert Wright (1864)
"On his return, he met another of the same kind; so, as he found it needless to
carry him before a magistrate, he took the blanket philabeg and cut it to ..."
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