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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A French military cap with a flat circular top and a visor.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. 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

  1. n. A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. 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

  1. n. a cap with a flat circular top and a visor

Etymologies

  1. 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.

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