trilby

tril·by

T0357700 (trĭl′bē)n. pl. tril·bies A soft felt hat with a deeply creased crown.

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

trilby

(ˈtrɪlbɪ) n, pl -bies1. (Clothing & Fashion) chiefly Brit a man's soft felt hat with an indented crown2. (Anatomy) (plural) slang feet[C19: named after Trilby, the heroine of a dramatized novel (1893) of that title by George du Maurier]

tril•by

(ˈtrɪl bi)

n., pl. -bies. Chiefly Brit. a hat of soft felt with an indented crown. [1895–1900; short for Trilby hat, after a hat depicted in an illustration for the novel Trilby (1894) by George du Maurier]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Trilby - singer in a novel by George du Maurier who was under the control of the hypnotist Svengali
	2.	trilby - a hat made of felt with a creased crownfedora, felt hat, homburg, Stetsonchapeau, hat, lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

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