trilby
English edit
Etymology edit
From the stage adaptation of George du Maurier's novel Trilby, in which such hats were worn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
trilby (plural trilbys or trilbies)
- A narrow-brimmed felt hat.
- 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 13, in Well Tackled![1]:
- “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.”