kepi
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of kepi
1860–65; < French képi < Swiss German Käppi ( Kapp ( e ) cap 1 + -i diminutive suffix)
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Example Sentences
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Among the harvesters were a number of middle-aged men with the soldiers' képi, who had been given leave to make the crop, which was unusually abundant.
From The World Decision by Herrick, Robert
The gendarme, who was quite unprepared for this announcement, stepped back a pace and raised his eyes towards the man who addressed him: then suddenly raised his hand to his képi and came to attention.
From Fantômas by Metcalfe, Cranstoun
“Yield thee, Sir Knight!” he said, doffing his képi in martial courtesy.
From Essays in Little by Lang, Andrew
He had belonged to the National Guard during the first siege, and had retained the képi which most Frenchmen then wore.
From George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life by Fenn, George Manville
I saw him there, wrapped in a long loose cloak, the hood of which was drawn over his képi.
From My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
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