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

For French policemen, the kepi was never the most practical of headgear.

From Time Magazine Archive

True, she says, Willy actually kepi her under lock & key.

From Time Magazine Archive

Almost all the soldiery wore the broad, soft slouch, in place of the more military, but less comfortable, kepi.

From Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death by DeLeon, T. C.