Kepi

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  kepi \kep"i\, n. [F. k['e]pi, of G. origin.]
     A military cap having a close-fitting band, a round flat top
     sloping toward the front, and a visor. As originally worn by
     the French in Algeria about 1830 it was tall and stiff with a
     straight visor. It is now lower, has a curved visor, and is
     frequently soft.


  
     Syn: peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap.
          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kepi
       n : a cap with a flat circular top and a visor [syn: {peaked cap},
            {service cap}, {yachting cap}]