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trilby

[ tril-bee ]

noun

Chiefly British.
plural trilbies.
  1. a hat of soft felt with an indented crown.


trilby

/ ˈ³Ù°ùɪ±ô²úɪ /

noun

  1. a man's soft felt hat with an indented crown
  2. slang.
    plural feet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trilby1

1895–1900; short for Trilby hat, after the hat worn by a character in an illustration for the novel Trilby (1894) by George du Maurier
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trilby1

C19: named after Trilby , the heroine of a dramatized novel (1893) of that title by George du Maurier
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Last year, when he became the first trainer to saddle 100 career winners at the Cheltenham Festival, he gave a tip of his trilby and a wave to the crowd.

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The Gypsy King placed his trilby hat on a member of security, sang along to the music, flexed his muscles and left the stage.

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Her deputy, Arthur Aidala, sports check suits, blue silk pocket handkerchiefs, cashmere coat and trilby.

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We watched as chief inspector Gereon Rath, holding on to his trilby hat, dashed down the stairs of a tenement block, elbowing everyone out of his way, including a cartload of chickens.

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With its trilbies, trench coats and smoky jazz clubs, “Motherless Brooklyn†unabashedly honors the atmosphere of classic hard-boiled mysteries.

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