trilby

trilby
/tril"bee/, n., pl. trilbies. Chiefly Brit.
a hat of soft felt with an indented crown. Also called trilby hat.
[1895-1900; short for Trilby hat, after the hat worn by a character in an illustration for the novel Trilby (1894) by George du Maurier]

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  • trilby — (n.) type of hat, 1897, from name of Trilby O Ferrall, eponymous heroine of the novel by George du Maurier (1834 1896), published in 1894. In the stage version of the novel, the character wore this type of soft felt hat. In plural, also slang for …   Etymology dictionary

  • trilby — ► NOUN (pl. trilbies) chiefly Brit. ▪ a soft felt hat with a narrow brim and indented crown. ORIGIN from the heroine of George du Maurier s novel Trilby (1894), in the stage version of which such a hat was worn …   English terms dictionary

  • trilby — [tril′bē] n. [orig. worn in a stage version (1895) of the novel Trilby, by George du Maurier] Chiefly Brit. a man s soft felt hat with a narrow brim and the crown deeply dented front to back …   English World dictionary

  • Trilby — A trilby hat (or simply trilby, originally Trilby hat) is a soft felt men s hat with a narrow brim, a deeply indented crown, and a pinch at the front. Traditionally it was made from rabbit hair felt, but is now sometimes made from other materials …   Wikipedia

  • Trilby —    Paul M. Potter adapted George du Maurier s novel into this popular four act drama. It opened on 15 April 1895 for 208 performances at the Garden Theatre. Wilton Lackaye was acclaimed for his performance as Svengali, who molds Trilby, a beauty… …   The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

  • trilby — [19] The word trilby commemorates the name of Trilby O’Ferrall, the eponymous heroine of George du Maurier’s novel Trilby 1894. She was an artist’s model in Paris who fell under the spell of Svengali. In the stage version of the book the… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • trilby — [19] The word trilby commemorates the name of Trilby O’Ferrall, the eponymous heroine of George du Maurier’s novel Trilby 1894. She was an artist’s model in Paris who fell under the spell of Svengali. In the stage version of the book the… …   Word origins

  • trilby — tril|by [ˈtrılbi] n also .trilby hat plural trilbies especially BrE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Trilby, female character in the book Trilby (1894) by George Du Maurier, who in the stage version of the book wore such a hat] a man s soft ↑felt hat …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • trilby — [[t]trɪ̱lbi[/t]] trilbies N COUNT A trilby or a trilby hat is a man s hat which is made of felt and has a groove along the top from front to back. [BRIT] …   English dictionary

  • trilby — UK [ˈtrɪlbɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms trilby : singular trilby plural trilbies a man s hat worn with the top part pressed down along the middle …   English dictionary

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