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fillebeg

fillebeg is the alternative spelling of philibeg.

Meaning of philibeg

Noun

philibeg (plural philibegs)

  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!!!1846, John Campbell, The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England

Forms of fillebeg

pluralfillebegs

Questions about fillebeg

What is fillebeg the alternative spelling of?
Fillebeg is the alternative spelling of philibeg.

Words near fillebeg in the dictionary

  1. fillagrin
  2. Fillan
  3. Fillas
  4. fille de joie
  5. fille fatale
  6. fillebeg
  7. fillebegs
  8. filled
  9. filled away
  10. filled cheese
  11. filled cheeses

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