trilby
noun
- narrow brimmed, low-crowned hat, traditionally of felt, with the brim tipped down in front and curled up slightly in the back
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪlbi/
noun
Etymology: From the stage adaptation of George du Maurier's novel Trilby, in which such hats were worn.
- 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.””
“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.”