trilby
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the stage adaptation of George du Maurier's novel Trilby, in which such hats were worn.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
trilby (plural trilbys or trilbies)
- narrow-brimmed type of felt hat, described as having a "shorter brim which is angled down at the front and slightly turned up at the back" in comparison to the fedora
- 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 13, in Well Tackled![1]:
- “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.”
Synonyms[edit]
- (Britain) brown trillby
Translations[edit]
type of hat
