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单词 trilby
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trilby

(trɪlbi)
Word forms: plural trilbies
countable noun
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.
[British]

trilby in British English

(ˈtrɪlbɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -bies
1. mainly British
a man's soft felt hat with an indented crown
2. (plural) old-fashioned, slang
feet
Word origin
C19: named after Trilby, the heroine of a dramatized novel (1893) of that title by George du Maurier

trilby in American English

(ˈtrɪlbi)
nounWord forms: plural -bies
chiefly Brit
a hat of soft felt with an indented crown
Also called: trilby hat
Word origin
[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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Examples of 'trilby' in a sentence
trilby

Is that why they wear those trilby hats?
The Sun (2008)
She dazzled in a yellow trilby hat and white shirt.
The Sun (2013)
Odd sites recorded include a discarded trilby hat.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Just think of all the trilby hats he could buy with the extra cash.
The Sun (2013)
All connections point to a man in a trilby hat.
The Sun (2011)
During the speeches in the assembly hall he kept his trilby hat firmly on the back of his head.
John Cornwell Seminary Boy (2006)
He continued to play until earlier this year, always elegantly turned out in stylish suit and trilby.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The last I see of him is his trilby hat bobbing along behind the cars.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For gentlemen, a fabulous linen suit with a Panama hat or trilby is perfect.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
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