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单词 kepi
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Definition of kepi in English:

kepi

nounPlural kepis ˈkɛpiˈkeɪpi
  • A French military cap with a horizontal peak.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A couple of hours north is the tiny state of Pondicherry, a French territory until 1950, complete with a Hôtel de Ville, gendarmes in red kepis, and croissants for breakfast.
    • Bennett rises and gives Clinton a slight bow, lightly touching his hand to the brim of his kepi.
    • Mackenzie stares out of his portrait beneath a military kepi and above a flourishing hedgerow of beard, a hybrid of fiery Highland chieftain and determined Victorian philanthropist.
    • He rose and placed his kepi on his head before striding out into the middle of the parade ground.
    • All that was missing were legionnaires in blue tunics and white kepis, with blancoed webbing straps attaching grey army blankets to their backs as they drilled under the Saharan sun.
    • The hat should also have a back flap something like the Foreign Legion kepi.
    • He furnished his security guards with French-style uniforms complete with capes and kepis.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French képi, from Swiss German Käppi, diminutive of Kappe 'cap'.

Rhymes

crêpey, scrapie
 
 

Definition of kepi in US English:

kepi

noun
  • A French military cap with a flat top and horizontal brim.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He rose and placed his kepi on his head before striding out into the middle of the parade ground.
    • He furnished his security guards with French-style uniforms complete with capes and kepis.
    • The hat should also have a back flap something like the Foreign Legion kepi.
    • A couple of hours north is the tiny state of Pondicherry, a French territory until 1950, complete with a Hôtel de Ville, gendarmes in red kepis, and croissants for breakfast.
    • Bennett rises and gives Clinton a slight bow, lightly touching his hand to the brim of his kepi.
    • All that was missing were legionnaires in blue tunics and white kepis, with blancoed webbing straps attaching grey army blankets to their backs as they drilled under the Saharan sun.
    • Mackenzie stares out of his portrait beneath a military kepi and above a flourishing hedgerow of beard, a hybrid of fiery Highland chieftain and determined Victorian philanthropist.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French képi, from Swiss German Käppi, diminutive of Kappe ‘cap’.

 
 
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