kepi

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The family relinquished some of the artifacts—the kepi, belt, sword, corps badge he wore on July 1, 1863–to the National Park Service.

From Time • Jun. 30, 2015

In a full-page illustration by Winslow Homer, published in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly in 1861, Wallace sits astride his horse in a pair of billowing trousers, an exotic-looking kepi perched on his head.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2013

Father of the Paratroopers" symbolically wore a gold-leafed kepi instead of the fire-brand-red paratroop beret, assured newsmen: "I am a soldier and nothing but a soldier.

From Time Magazine Archive

Still, an era ended earlier this month when the kepi began disappearing from the heads of police in Paris and elsewhere.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, when he had put the kepi on his head: "There, now you are one of us—where are we to go?"

From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.