philibeg

He had his tartan plaid thrown about him, a large blue bonnet with a knot of black ribband like a cockade, a brown short coat of a kind of duffil, a tartan waistoat with gold buttons and gold button-holes, a bluish philibeg, and tartan hose.

Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides 2006

This garb, which excited the attention and admiration of Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo, consisted of the truis, the kilted plaid, and philibeg.

Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. Mrs. Thomson

Before he sat down, he got his dram; and then the company desired him to shift, and put on a dry shirt, Captain Roy Macdonald giving him his philibeg.

Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. Mrs. Thomson

But it was not only as a convenient and durable mode of apparel that the kilt and philibeg were advantageous.

Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. Mrs. Thomson

He had discarded the old black kilt, philibeg, and waistcoat which he had worn at Loch Arkeg, for a coarse, brown, short coat: a new article of dress, such as a pair of shoes and a new shirt, had lately replenished his wardrobe.

Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. Mrs. Thomson

Highland costume, with his plaid thrown about him, a large blue bonnet with a knot of black ribbon like a cockade, a brown short coat of a kind of duffil, a tartan waistcoat with gold buttons and gold button-holes, a bluish philibeg, and tartan hose.

Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. Mrs. Thomson

Nor was the philibeg assumed merely for the convenience of the passage over the Esk. "I did not know," writes Lord George, "but the enemy might have come from Penrith by Brampton, so shunned the water of Eden, to have attacked us in passing this water of Esk; and nothing encouraged the men more, than seeing their officers dressed like themselves, and ready to share their fate."

Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. Mrs. Thomson

On seeing the Prince eat heartily, whilst only in his shirt and philibeg, Captain Donald Macdonald could not forbear smiling.

Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. Mrs. Thomson

That there was some danger in the attempt I knew, but it had been minimized by the philibeg and hose, the Glengarry bonnet and Macleod plaid which I had donned at the instance of Malcolm.

A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 William MacLeod Raine 1912

Until quite recently it was believed that the plaid, philibeg and bonnet formed the ancient garb.

An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America 1893