trilby

[tril-bee]

noun

Chiefly British.

plural

trilbies 

1. a hat of soft felt with an indented crown.

trilby

/ ˈtrɪlbɪ /

noun

1. a man's soft felt hat with an indented crown

2. slang,  (plural) feet

Word History and Origins

Origin of trilby¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of trilby¹

C19: named after Trilby , the heroine of a dramatized novel (1893) of that title by George du Maurier

Example Sentences

Last year, when he became the first trainer to saddle 100 career winners at the Cheltenham Festival, he gave a tip of his trilby and a wave to the crowd.

From BBC

The Gypsy King placed his trilby hat on a member of security, sang along to the music, flexed his muscles and left the stage.

From BBC

Her deputy, Arthur Aidala, sports check suits, blue silk pocket handkerchiefs, cashmere coat and trilby.

From The Guardian

We watched as chief inspector Gereon Rath, holding on to his trilby hat, dashed down the stairs of a tenement block, elbowing everyone out of his way, including a cartload of chickens.

From The Guardian

With its trilbies, trench coats and smoky jazz clubs, “Motherless Brooklyn” unabashedly honors the atmosphere of classic hard-boiled mysteries.

From Washington Post