kepi
/ˈkɛpi
/ /ˈkeɪpi /noun (plural kepis)
A French military cap with a horizontal peak.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....
- 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.
- 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'.