Home › Words › P › philibegphilibeg/ˈfɪlɪbɛɡ/philibeg means A little kilt.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, philibeg ranks #6,565 of 42,752 for Qualifying.philibeg is pronounced /ˈfɪlɪbɛɡ/.EtymologyFrom Scottish Gaelic fèileadh beag, from fèileadh (“wrap, fold”) + beag (“little”).nounA little kilt.e.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bekilted 65% match — Wearing a kilt. vs philibeg →kiltless 65% match — Without a kilt. vs philibeg →kiltwise 60% match — Worn in the manner of a kilt. vs philibeg →smallclothes 58% match — Knee-length breeches, worn especially in the 18th century. vs philibeg →unkilted 58% match — Not wearing a kilt. vs philibeg →gownlet 58% match — A little gown. vs philibeg →kirtle 57% match — A knee-length tunic. vs philibeg →kilt 56% match — To gather up (skirts) around the body. vs philibeg →