trilby

English

trilby hat

Etymology

From the stage adaptation of George du Maurier's novel Trilby, in which such hats were worn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪlbi/

Noun

trilby (plural trilbys or trilbies)

  1. A narrow-brimmed felt hat.
    • 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 13, in Well Tackled!‎:
      “Nothing very special, sir. He had a mack or coat over his arm, and a trilby hat. He wore a tweed suit, sir, I think.”

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