Also képi. [Fr. képi (1809 in Hatz.-Darm.), a. Ger. Swiss käppi, dim. of kappe a cap.] A French military cap, slightly tapering, with a flat top which slopes towards the front, and a horizontal peak.
1861. W. H. Russell, in Times, 14 May, 10/1. The head-dress is generally, however a smart cap like the French kepi.
1883. J. De Mille, Castle in Spain, lviii. 175/1. She wore, also, an officer’s ‘kepi,’ which was perched upon the top of her chignon.
