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For my prom, I wore a white suit with a burgundy shirt, tie and cummerbund, along with white shoes, a white trilby and a cane. I was extra fly that day.
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Meaning of "trilby" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRILBY

Named after Trilby, the heroine of a dramatized novel (1893) of that title by George du Maurier.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRILBY

trilby  [ˈtrɪlbɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRILBY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Trilby is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRILBY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Trilby

A trilby hat is a narrow-brimmed type of hat. The trilby was once viewed as the rich man's favored hat; it is sometimes called the "brown trilby" in England and is frequently seen at the horse races. The London hat company Lock and Co. describes the trilby as having a "shorter brim which is angled down at the front and slightly turned up at the back" versus the fedora's "wider brim which is more level." The trilby also has a slightly shorter crown than a typical fedora design. The hat's name derives from the stage adaptation of George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby; a hat of this style was worn in the first London production of the play, and promptly came to be called "a Trilby hat". Traditionally it is made from rabbit hair felt, but is usually made from other materials, such as tweed, straw, wool and wool/nylon blends. The hat reached its zenith of common popularity in the 1960s; the lower head clearance in American automobiles made it impractical to wear a hat with a tall crown while driving.

Definition of trilby in the English dictionary

The definition of trilby in the dictionary is a man's soft felt hat with an indented crown.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRILBY


Appleby
ˈæpəlbɪ
astilbe
əˈstɪlbɪ
bilby
ˈbɪlbɪ
Colby
ˈkɒlbɪ
Dimbleby
ˈdɪmbəlbɪ
Dolby
ˈdɒlbɪ
Philby
ˈfɪlbɪ
Selby
ˈsɛlbɪ
trilbies
ˈtrɪlbɪ
Welby
ˈwɛlbɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRILBY

trilateral
trilateralism
trilateralist
trilaterally
trilateration
trilbies
trilemma
trilinear
trilineate
trilingual
trilingualism
trilingually
triliteral
triliteralism
trilith
trilithic
trilithon
trill
triller

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRILBY

aby
baby
bobby
by
by and by
chubby
Darby
derby
hereby
hobby
hubby
lobby
nearby
on stand-by
roller derby
ruby
rugby
stand by
standby
thereby

Synonyms and antonyms of trilby in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «trilby» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRILBY

Find out the translation of trilby to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of trilby from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trilby» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

毡帽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sombrero flexible
570 millions of speakers

English

trilby
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रकार का टोप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تريلبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фетровой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Trilby
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পশমী টুপি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

feutre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Trilby
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trilby
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フェルト帽
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트릴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Trilby
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trilby
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேலே பள்ளமாக இருக்கும் தொப்பி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रिलबा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fötr şapka
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

capello floscio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

filcowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фетровому
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Trilby
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρεπούμπλικα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Trilby
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trilby
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Trilby
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trilby

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRILBY»

The term «trilby» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.598 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRILBY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trilby

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QUOTES WITH «TRILBY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word trilby.
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Ne-Yo
For my prom, I wore a white suit with a burgundy shirt, tie and cummerbund, along with white shoes, a white trilby and a cane. I was extra fly that day.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRILBY»

Discover the use of trilby in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trilby and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Trilby
One of the most popular fictional works of its era, the novel follows a group of three artists living in the French countryside who encounter a mysterious and mesmerizing character named Svengali.
George du Maurier, 2009
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Trilby
. . When I inherited this isolated land near the Mexican border, I knew running it would be difficult and dangerous--very different from my privileged life in Louisiana, where I was the genteel Miss Trilby Lang.
Diana Palmer, 2010
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Stones for My Father
That may depend on a soldier from faraway Canada and on inner resources Corlie never dreamed she had…. From the Hardcover edition.
Trilby Kent, 2011
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Gendering the British Posthuman: George Du Maurier's ...
Evolutionary theory in the late nineteenth-century used progressive narratives to explain the material or physical aspect of human development.
John Stuart Wiehl, 2007
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Trilby: a bird in my hat
Ben rescues an injured baby pigeon and raises him to maturity.
Paul Adshead, 1992
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Trilby
Du Maurier's Trilby was the novel sensation of the 1890s.
George Du Maurier, 2003
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An Appendix to Trilby: Translations and Notes
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
George Du Maurier G. Hawley, 2009
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The Later Simple Stories
“Once when I were a child in Virginia, I knowed an old white lady who had a dog named Trilby,” said Simple. “Trilby were black with white feet, white around the eyes, and she walked sort of sideways so you did not know if she were going or ...
Langston Hughes, Donna Sullivan Harper, 2002
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Visiting Small-Town Florida
In 1896, the name changed again, this time to Trilby, after George du Maurier's popular novel of the same name. Town officials also named several of the streets and the town's Svengali Square after characters from the novel. At one time ...
Bruce Hunt, 2011
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Trilby Learns a Lesson
Valerie Perry. Trilby Learns a Lesson by Valerie J. Perry Strategic Book Group E Illustrations by Kalpart team Copyright © 2011 All rights reserved by Valerie J. Perry.
Valerie Perry, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRILBY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trilby is used in the context of the following news items.
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Katharine McPhee wears a cute felt trilby at Santa Monica Farmer's …
Katharine McPhee popped a cream trilby hat over her blonde tresses and slipped her slender figure into a blue patterned sundress for a trip to a Farmer's Market ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Julianne Moore looks chic in a trilby and vintage jeans as she strolls …
The trilby partly covered her glorious red tresses that cascaded around her shoulders. And she accessorised with gold hoop earrings and a large black leather ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Five injured in College, Trilby crash
Five people were injured, some seriously, in a two-car crash at the intersection of College Avenue and Trilby Road on Thursday night. Fort Collins police said ... «The Coloradoan, Jun 15»
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Casey Batchelor looks cute in floral playsuit and trilby hat
Casey Batchelor appeared to be in a very summery mood as she headed out to party on Wednesday evening. The 29-year-old wore a cute floral playsuit which ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
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Trilby connection brings anxiety, relief to neighbors
Veteran Fort Collins police officer Boyd Sliper had a hunch there might be some speeding issues along the new Trilby Road connector that opened last week. «The Coloradoan, Apr 15»
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Trilby Road extension opens in southeast Fort Collins
Trilby Road was opened from Ziegler to Timberline roads Friday ahead of Toll Brothers' plans to build 415-homes within the nearby Kechter Farm neighborhood. «The Coloradoan, Apr 15»
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Rita Ora steps out wearing stylish trilby hat while filming video in …
Rita's red trilby hat was topped off with a floral scarf around the middle and she chose a slick of her trademark red lipstick which matched the hue perfectly. «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
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1 person cut from wreckage of head-on crash at LeMay and Trilby in …
A Ford Focus and a pick-up truck collided around 6:30 a.m. at Trilby Road and LeMay Avenue. Fort Collins Police investigators are still trying to determine the ... «The Denver Channel, Feb 15»
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Gas Prices Jump 13 Cents a Gallon; Could Go Higher
Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that a rebound in the price of crude oil caused the run-up at the pump. However, the price is $1.10 below the mark ... «DailyFinance, Feb 15»
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Deep drop in gas prices diminishing, Lundberg says
They will be hitting a bottom soon unless there is another plunge in crude oil prices, said Trilby Lundberg, president of Lundberg Survey. “In the past 10 days, the ... «Boston Globe, Jan 15»

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