Trilby Definition

trĭlbē
trilbies, trilbys
noun
trilbies
A man's soft felt hat with a narrow brim and the crown deeply dented front to back.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
trilby
Plural:
trilbies

Origin of Trilby

  • After the novel Trilby by George du Maurier (because such a hat was worn in the original London stage production based on the novel)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

Trilby Sentence Examples

  • In which she is dressed in a stylish Jacobean trilby hat and a great neck ruff, which was the fashion of that time.

  • He didnât look like a typical rocker with his matching brown trilby and scarf combination.

  • Buy it from the Deku in the cave in Trilby Highlands.

  • I was then discharged at Oulton Broad with a pin stripe suit and a green pork pie trilby hat.

  • There was a lovely actress on it, quite a big lady who wore a trilby - June Ellis.

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