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kepi

[ key-pee, kep-ee ]

noun

plural kepis.
  1. a French military cap with a flat circular top and a nearly horizontal visor.


kepi

/ ˈɪ辱ː /

noun

  1. a military cap with a circular top and a horizontal peak
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kepi1

1860–65; < French é辱 < Swiss German ä辱 ( Kapp ( e ) cap 1 + -i diminutive suffix)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kepi1

C19: from French é辱, from German (Swiss dialect) ä辱 a little cap, from kappe cap
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There was a little stream and a bridge, and Spanish carabineers, with patent-leather Bonaparte hats, and short guns on their backs, on one side, and on the other fat Frenchmen in kepis and mustaches.

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Many poked fun at political figures, including Charles de Gaulle himself, with his "military kepi, the big nose, the arms out", says Dr Jein, a senior lecturer in French studies at Newcastle University.

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She said Hervey was wearing a Confederate kepi, or military hat.

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While line judges sported pristine starched white caps, and ball boys and girls wilted under kepis, Hogenkamp stood out from the crowd.

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The family relinquished some of the artifacts—the kepi, belt, sword, corps badge he wore on July 1, 1863–to the National Park Service.

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