Namely, 131

NAMELY

eponyms (EP-uh-nimz)

words based on or derived from a person's name.

First Known Use: mid-19^th century

“What’s in a Name?”

Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 2.2­

131: trilby: a felt hat with two creases in the front of the crown (from Trilby, an 1894 novel by George du Maurier, 1834–96, because the character wore such a hat in the London production based on the novel; first known use, 1897)

He thought his trilby would reveal

That he was really very cool.

Instead, it showed he was a fool.*

It doesn’t matter how you feel

About some clothing, politics—

What matters is just making sense

(And not just proving you are dense)—

Sometimes it’s best your bag of tricks

Remains so closed things can’t escape.

So sometimes when some things get out,

We learn what you are all about—

We hear you talk—then we all gape

With pure alarm …

*Actually, I kind of like the look of it--but, you know, rhyming?