First Known Use: 1897
Dictionary
trilby
noun tril·by \ˈtril-bē\
: a soft hat with part of the top pushed in
plural trilbies
Full Definition of TRILBY
chiefly British : a soft felt hat with indented crown
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Origin of TRILBY
from the fact that such a hat was worn in the London stage version of the novel Trilby (1894) by George du Maurier
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