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
Instead, removing his two-starred kepi, De Gaulle gave Churchill the standard French embrace of a peck on both cheeks.
From Time Magazine Archive
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For French policemen, the kepi was never the most practical of headgear.
From Time Magazine Archive
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They have a very simple uniform—a black kepi with crimson piping, and a crimson belt round their waists.
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.