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trilby
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tril·by  (trlb)
n. pl. tril·bies
A soft felt hat with a deeply creased crown.
[After the novel Trilby by George du Maurier (because such a hat was worn in the original London stage production based on the novel).]
trilby [ˈtrɪlbɪ]
n pl -bies
1. (Clothing & Fashion) Chiefly Brit a man's soft felt hat with an indented crown
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (plural) Slang feet
[named after Trilby, the heroine of a dramatized novel (1893) of that title by George du Maurier]
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Noun1.trilby - singer in a novel by George du Maurier who was under the control of the hypnotist SvengaliTrilby - 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 crowntrilby - 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 (Brit) (also trilby hat) → sombrero m flexible, sombrero m tirolés
trilby [ˈtrɪlbi] n (British) (also trilby hat) → chapeau m mou, feutre m
trilby
n (also trilby hat) → weicher Filzhut
trilby [ˈtrɪlbɪ] n (Brit) (also trilby hat) → cappello di feltro
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