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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

He doffed his rakish-looking kepi and bowed low before Iris.

From The Stowaway Girl by Tracy, Louis