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trilby

tril·by
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tril-bee]
    • /ˈtrɪl bi/
    • /ˈtrɪl.bi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tril-bee]
    • /ˈtrɪl bi/

Definitions of trilby word

  • noun plural trilby a hat of soft felt with an indented crown. 1
  • noun trilby hat: type of fedora 1
  • countable noun trilby 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. 0
  • noun trilby a man's soft felt hat with an indented crown 0
  • noun trilby feet 0
  • noun trilby a man's soft felt hat with a narrow brim and the crown deeply dented front to back 0

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Origin of trilby

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
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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Parts of speech for Trilby

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

trilby popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

trilby usage trend in Literature

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