trilby

tril·by  (trlb)

n. pl. tril·bies

A soft felt hat with a deeply creased crown.

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[After the novel Trilby by George du Maurier (because such a hat was worn in the original London stage production based on the novel).]

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trilby

Noun

pl -bies a man's soft felt hat with an indented crown [after Trilby, the heroine of a novel by George Du Maurier]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Trilby - singer in a novel by George du Maurier who was under the control of the hypnotist Svengali
	2.	trilby - a hat made of felt with a creased crown fedora, felt hat, homburg, Stetson chapeau, hat, lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

Translations

trilby [ˈtrɪlbɪ] n (also: trilby hat) → sombrero flexible or tirolés

trilby [ˈtrɪlbɪ] n (Brit) (also: trilby hat) → chapeau mou, feutre m

trilby [ˈtrɪlbɪ] (Brit) n (also: trilby hat) → Filzhut m

trilby [ˈtrɪlbɪ] n (BRIT) (also: trilby hat) → cappello floscio di feltro