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English hat similar to a fedora
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trilby
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
type of hat, 1897, from name of Trilby O'Ferrall, eponymous heroine of the novel by George du Maurier (1834-1896), published in 1894. In the stage version of the novel, the character wore this type of soft felt hat. In plural, also slang for "feet" (1895), ...
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
A trilby 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 Britain and was frequently seen at the horse races. The London hat company Lock and Co. describes the trilby ...
Usage examples of trilby.
Captain Trilby Elliot hopes her luck has changed when a high-tech fightercraft crash lands at her repair site.
And another much larger problem: someone very powerful and very important wants Trilby Elliot dead.
I also adored Trilby, her sense of humor, quick wit, and the delight she took in tormenting Rhis.
Headlamp flooding the scene before her, Trilby flicked the safety off her pistol.
But the fact that he did, and the fact that Trilby was, as far as she knew, the only sentient being on a world that most of civilized space wanted nothing to do with, gave her the unalienable salvage rights.
High Rulers were crowned almost as frequently as Trilby filed flight plans.
Dezi grasped him under the armpits, Trilby had the fleeting impression he was reluctant to let her go.
Jagan Grantforth had thoroughly bedazzled, and seduced, an unsuspecting, gullible Trilby Elliot of Port Rumor.
Rhis caught Trilby tightly against him, and taken it as a positive sign of things to come.
Like most freighter operators, Trilby tried to pattern her hours after the old dirtside rhythms.
Dezi vacated just as Trilby banked the ship to port to avoid incoming fire.
No doubt he was wondering where a low-budget hauler like Trilby Elliot would meet up with a high-powered politician.
And Trilby saw the same wide mouth, the same lines in the jaw of Farra Rimanava and Yavo Mitkanos.
Grantforth, or someone in his office, as Trilby suggested, could well be the key.
Maybe Trilby was asleep and Dezi involved in some maintenance function that prevented his responding.