Kep"i (?), n. [F. kepi, of
G. origin.]
A military cap having a close-fitting band, a round
flat top sloping toward the front, and a visor. As originally worn by
the French in Algeria about 1830 it was tall and stiff with a straight
visor. It is now lower, has a curved visor, and is frequently
soft.
© Webster 1913.