trilby

plural trilbys · plural trilbies

1. narrow-brimmed type of felt hat, described as having a "shorter brim which is angled down at the front and slightly turned up at the back" in comparison to the fedora

   “Nothing very special, sir. He had a mack or coat over his arm, and a trilby hat. He wore a tweed suit, sir, I think.”

   1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 13, in Well Tackled!

   1 more example

   Billy was seventeen years old. He was wearing a new navy-blue overcoat, a new brown trilby hat, and a new brown suit, and he was feeling fine.

   1959 November 20, Roald Dahl, "The Landlady", archived from the original on 19 Mar 2023

   Synonyms: brown trillby

1. A place in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida.
   2. A former unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.