Definition of kepi in English:
kepi
nounPlural kepis ˈkɛpiˈkeɪpi
A French military cap with a horizontal peak.
Example sentencesExamples
- A couple of hours north is the tiny state of Pondicherry, a French territory until 1950, complete with a Hôtel de Ville, gendarmes in red kepis, and croissants for breakfast.
- Bennett rises and gives Clinton a slight bow, lightly touching his hand to the brim of his kepi.
- Mackenzie stares out of his portrait beneath a military kepi and above a flourishing hedgerow of beard, a hybrid of fiery Highland chieftain and determined Victorian philanthropist.
- He rose and placed his kepi on his head before striding out into the middle of the parade ground.
- All that was missing were legionnaires in blue tunics and white kepis, with blancoed webbing straps attaching grey army blankets to their backs as they drilled under the Saharan sun.
- The hat should also have a back flap something like the Foreign Legion kepi.
- He furnished his security guards with French-style uniforms complete with capes and kepis.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from French képi, from Swiss German Käppi, diminutive of Kappe 'cap'.