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TRILBY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hat made of felt with a creased crown
Synonyms:
fedora; felt hat; homburg; Stetson; trilby
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trilby" is a kind of...):
chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Singer in a novel by George du Maurier who was under the control of the hypnotist Svengali
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))