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trilbies

trilbies is the plural of trilby.

Meaning of trilby

Noun

trilby (plural trilbys or trilbies)

  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
    • “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.”1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 13, in Well Tackled!
    Synonyms:
    brown trillby

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Questions about trilbies

What is trilbies the plural of?
Trilbies is the plural of trilby.

Words near trilbies in the dictionary

  1. trilaurylamine
  2. trilayer
  3. trilayered
  4. trilayers
  5. trilbied
  6. trilbies
  7. trilby
  8. Trilbymania
  9. trilbys
  10. trilemma
  11. trilemmas

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