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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"But you are wounded!" she cried out, as I took off my képi.
From Dr. Dumany's Wife by Jókai, Mór
Allard-Méeus at St. Cyr made all the young officers swear that they would not go into battle except in white gloves and with their képi adorned with the casoar, the red and white dress-plume.
From Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France by Gosse, Edmund
With him came his wife, a comely young woman with her hair tied in a yellow kerchief, and their son, a little fellow of four, in a blouse and military képi.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew
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
A képi pierced with holes lay upon the grave.
From Leaves from a Field Note-Book by Morgan, John Hartman
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