kepis
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- French Army
- Modern French usage
- Army
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- North American usage
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thumb|French Army kepi thumb|upright|1942 portrait of General Charles de Gaulle of the [[Free French Forces wearing a kepi]]
The kepi ( ) is a cap with a flat circular top and a peak, or visor. In English, the term is a loanword from , itself a re-spelled version of the , a diminutive form of , meaning . In Europe, the kepi is most commonly associated with French military and police uniforms, though versions of it were widely worn by other armies during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In North America, it is usually associated with the American Civil War, as it was worn by soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
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