The Probert Encyclopaedia of Costume

KILT

A kilt or philabeg is the lower portion of the old Highland dress, which combined kilt and plaid in one. In the older costume, the kilt, arranged in folds, was belted to the waist, and the plaid fastened by a shoulder brooch; but in the newer, the folds are already sewn and the plaid is detachable.
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