trilby

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

““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⟳.””

“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.”

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