Meaning

1 senses
  1. 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

    трильбиtrilʹbi

    трилбіtrylbi

More definitions
  • singer in a novel by George du Maurier who was under the control of the hypnotist Svengali
  • a hat made of felt with a creased crown

Translations

6 languages
Українська
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Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: trilbys / trilbies
Singulartrilby
Pluraltrilbys / trilbies

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
brown trillby
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedfedora
Derivedtrilbied

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
trilby — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto