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*''' caoutchouc:''' (French) rubber; raincoat (obsolete)
 
*''' caoutchouc:''' (French) rubber; raincoat (obsolete)
  
* '''kepi:''' a forward-sloping military cap used in teh French army
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* '''kepi:''' a military cap with a flat or forward-sloping circular top and a horizontal peak or visor (primarily associated with the French military and police, as well as with the American civil war; some were made from rubber)
  
 
* HCE is putting on his seven pieces of clothing, suitably waterproof for a [[happygogusty]] April morning of potentially stormy conditions, that is, of showers and exposers. Cf.[[great belt]], [[Hideinsacks]], [[blaufunx]] [[fustian]], [[Ironsides]] [[jackboots]], [[Bhagafat gaiters]] and rubberised [[inverness]]
 
* HCE is putting on his seven pieces of clothing, suitably waterproof for a [[happygogusty]] April morning of potentially stormy conditions, that is, of showers and exposers. Cf.[[great belt]], [[Hideinsacks]], [[blaufunx]] [[fustian]], [[Ironsides]] [[jackboots]], [[Bhagafat gaiters]] and rubberised [[inverness]]

Latest revision as of 07:52, 30 August 2021

  • caoutchouc: (French) rubber; raincoat (obsolete)
  • kepi: a military cap with a flat or forward-sloping circular top and a horizontal peak or visor (primarily associated with the French military and police, as well as with the American civil war; some were made from rubber)