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trilby

/ˈtɹɪlbi/

trilby noun: 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.

trilby: narrow-brimmed type of felt hat, described as having a "shorter brim which is angled down at the...
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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!
    • Billy was seventeen years old. He was wearing a new navy-blue overcoat, a new brown trilby hat, and a new brown suit, and he was feeling fine.1959 November 20, Roald Dahl, "The Landlady", archived from the original on 19 Mar 2023
    Synonyms:
    brown trillby

Proper noun capitalized: Trilby

Trilby

  1. A census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida.
  2. A former unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.

trilby meaning in Tamil

trilby in Tamil

மென்மயிர்க் கம்பளத் தொப்பி

Synonyms of trilby

  • brown trillby

Forms of trilby

pluraltrilbys
pluraltrilbies

Origin of trilby

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

Words formed from trilby

Questions about trilby

What does trilby mean?
Trilby means 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.
What is trilby in Tamil?
Trilby in Tamil is மென்மயிர்க் கம்பளத் தொப்பி. See Trilby meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is trilby?
Trilby can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce trilby?
Trilby is pronounced /ˈtɹɪlbi/.
What is the plural of trilby?
The plural of trilby is trilbys.

Words near trilby in the dictionary

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

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