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Trilby (novel) — Trilby (1894) is a gothic horror novel by George du Maurier and one of the most popular novels of its time, perhaps the second best selling novel of the Fin de siècle period after Bram Stoker s Dracula . Trilby is set in the 1850s in an idyllic… … Wikipedia
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 — /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… … Universalium
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 — tril•by [[t]ˈtrɪl bi[/t]] n. pl. bies brit. clo a hat of soft felt with an indented crown • Etymology: 1895–1900; short for Trilby hat, after a hat depicted in an illustration for the novel Trilby (1894) by George du Maurier … From formal English to slang
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 — /ˈtrɪlbi / (say trilbee) noun (plural trilbies) a man s soft felt hat with an indented crown. Also, trilby hat. {named after the heroine of the novel Trilby (1894) by George Du Maurier} …
Trilby (disambiguation) — Trilby may refer to:* Trilby, ou le lutin d Argail , an 1822 novel by Charles Nodier * Trilby , an 1894 novel by George du Maurier, and any of its stage adaptations *Trilby, a type of hat with an indented crown, popularized by stage adaptations… … Wikipedia
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
