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also képi
as in shako
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Recent Examples of kepi
De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.
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Alexander Sammon,
Harper's Magazine,
25 June 2022
De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.
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Rachel Kushner,
Harper’s Magazine ,
25 May 2022
Top fashion points go to the German racewalkers, who appeared to be paying homage to the famous white kepi of the French Foreign Legion.
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Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
10 Mar. 2021
Gendarmes walk the streets wearing kepi hats; the supermarkets sell vacherin and fond de veau.
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Vassi Chamberlain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Apr. 2020
Alexander Sammon,
Harper's Magazine,
25 June 2022
De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.
—
Rachel Kushner,
Harper’s Magazine ,
25 May 2022
Top fashion points go to the German racewalkers, who appeared to be paying homage to the famous white kepi of the French Foreign Legion.
—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
10 Mar. 2021
Gendarmes walk the streets wearing kepi hats; the supermarkets sell vacherin and fond de veau.
—
Vassi Chamberlain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kepi
Noun
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The exhibit featured photos of Oloyede commanding Florida A&M’s band, along with her uniform jacket and a tall major shako (military-style) hat.
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Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.
Noun
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Things hit a boiling point when Contreras leaped into the air and hurled his batting helmet directly at Cavalli.
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The new looks provides up to 12 combinations for game day gear — with gold or white tops, and options for gold, white or black pants, along with gold or white helmets.
Noun
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Madonna attended the 57th Grammy Awards in 2015 in a lacy ensemble paired with black thigh-high boots and a black beret with an attached mesh veil.
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Many French fans sported blue jerseys and commemorative berets featuring the 2026 World Cup trophy.
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The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.
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Consider using a satin or silk bonnet and pillowcase to reduce friction, prevent breakage, and preserve your hairstyle while sleeping.
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Soldiers from the Old Guard, wearing tricorne hats and bright-red uniforms, marched past, amid a flourish of fifes and drums.
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Take out yer triangular hat (a tricorn), eye patch, brass earrings, shoulder parrot, sword and scabbard, hook for a hand, and peg for a leg.
Noun
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The caskets of his family members sat beneath Khamenei’s, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Television footage showed his coffin draped with the Iranian flag and topped with his black turban.
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And the surviving cartel scoundrels take the parting shot by kidnapping beloved Carter, putting a hood on him and taking the boy off.
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At least a hundred people witnessed the caning, carried out by a group of people wearing robes and hoods on a stage in Bustanussalatin City Park in Banda Aceh.
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For example, the tourist melting in the heat wearing a fedora procured at a cheap souvenir shop near the train station is a dead giveaway of someone not from the area.
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In 1930s New York City, private detective Ben Reilly (Cage) hung up his heroic mask and fedora as the legendary Spider five years ago.
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“Kepi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kepi. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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