kepi

Etymology

From French képi, from Swiss High German Käppi, diminutive of Kappe, from Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, from Latin cappa. Akin to English cap.

noun

  1. A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms.
    Appleby[…]rose from his seat when Morales came in. He shook hands urbanely, unbuckled his sword, and laid his kepi on the table, and then sat down with an expression of concern in his olive face which Appleby fancied was assumed. 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 22, in The Dust of Conflict

Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/kepi), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.