Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A French military cap with a flat circular top and a visor.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A kind of cap first worn by French troops in Algeria, and since much worn by other French troops and in other countries, as well as in public schools and institutions, etc. It flts close to the head, and has a flat circular top, inclined toward the front, with a flat horizontal vizor. Its different uses are marked by variations of style and ornamentation.
Wiktionary
- n. A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A military cap having a close-fitting band, a round flat top sloping toward the front, and a visor. As originally worn by the French in Algeria about 1830 it was tall and stiff with a straight visor. It is now lower, has a curved visor, and is frequently soft.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
Etymologies
- French képi, from German dialectal Käppi, diminutive of German Kappe, cap, from Middle High German kappe, cloak, cap, from Old High German kappa, cloak, probably from Late Latin cappa, head covering.
Examples
“N American Civil War Inf. w/kepi and blanket MM 001 +”
“His kepi is on his head, and against his uniform jacket with its long row of brass buttons he holds his right hand: Only his thumb and forefinger are left.”
The Wall Street Journal: Shadows and Light Somewhere in Time
“I came home wearing a blue kepi and a carrying a toy musket.”
The Huffington Post: Robert Mackey: Misremembering: The Failure to Teach History in America
“Also, he looked great in uniform, whether with helmet in this late photo or kepi in this earlier one.”
“This thought comes to me the way a boogie board tied to your wrist does in the wake of a showy speedboat: with a smash to the kepi.”
“There were a couple of chaps with muskets looking on, and Ilderim was having his arm bandaged by a fellow in a kepi and spectacles.”
“The insignia on his kepi, the hat unique to the French military, is torn away and thrown into the dirt.”
“I read somewhere that the kepi was looked down upon, but was nonetheless popular.”
“See the wiki entry for kepi on why it may have been looked down upon.”
“Through the large glass doors Bond saw a black Mercedes 300D, driven by a man in a kepi.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘kepi’.
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[Open] “What’s that on your head?”
Headgear: “anything worn on the head” (that isn’t part of the head). Hats are fine, but for a more detailed, wider selection of fashionable hats in all colors and sizes, please see Reese Tee’s li...
goggles, wig, headdress, cap, hackamore, halter, bridle, beanie, turban, hat, crown, chapeau and 122 more...
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hatly matters
manners of hat - some vague, many trite, some not
drop of a hat, talk through (one..., take off (ones) hat, throw in hat, under (ones) hat, hat in hand, hats off, chit-chat, crosshatch, all hat and no ca..., cat in the hat co..., pass the hat around and 52 more...
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