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ke·pi  (kp, kp)
n. pl. ke·pis
A French military cap with a flat circular top and a visor.
[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.]
kepi [ˈkeɪpiː]
n pl kepis
(Clothing & Fashion) a military cap with a circular top and a horizontal peak
[from French képi, from German (Swiss dialect) käppi a little cap, from kappe cap]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kepikepi - a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap
eyeshade, visor, vizor, peak, bill - a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"
cap - a tight-fitting headdress
Translations
kepi [ˈkeɪpɪ] N → quepis m inv
kepi
n → Käppi nt


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Ancillary materials include patterns for quilt squares and kepi, a glossary of 44 period terms, and a list of current reference works and websites.
Anderson, Maxine. Great Civil War Projects You can Build Yourself by Snodgrass, Mary Ellen / Kliatt
A colored border on the kepi identified the student's neighborhood school - yellow, red, green, blue and violet; an escutcheon embroidered on the kepi indicated the student's class in school.
Schools and the paternalist project at Le Creusot, 1850-1914 by Reid, Donald / Journal of Social History
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