trilby


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
trilby/ˈtrɪlbi/
noun (pl. trilbies) chiefly Brit. a soft felt hat with a narrow brim and indented crown.
– derivatives
trilbied adjective.
– origin C19: from the name of George du Maurier's novel Trilby (1894), in the stage version of which such a hat was worn.
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