The Collaborative International Dictionary
Service cap \Serv"ice cap\ or Service hat \Serv"ice hat\ (Mil.) A cap or hat worn by officers or enlisted men when full-dress uniform, or dress uniform, is not worn.
Note: In the United States army the service cap is round, about 31/2 inches high, flat-topped, with a visor. The service hat is of soft felt of khaki color, with broad brim and high crown, creased down the middle.
WordNet
n. a cap with a flat circular top and a visor [syn: kepi, peaked cap, yachting cap]
Usage examples of "service cap".
Trailed by a dusty-looking case of rare old Logish Meem, the little party arrived at the gravity pool only moments before Ursis stepped from the brow, resplendent in full Sodeskayan military regalia: high black boots, an olive-green greatcoat, and a billed service cap, all trimmed in crimson.
He took off his baseball cap and stuck his service cap on his head.
David Goldfarb drew himself to attention as Fred Hippie walked by, which meant he looked down on the crown of the diminutive group captain's service cap.
It was the twin silver bars of a captain, affixed to the blue service cap used by the U.
He took off his black service cap in respect for the courage of that man.
His father's thoughts seemed to have lost their vagueness at Grete's words, he sat more upright, fingering his service cap that lay among the plates still lying on the table from the lodgers' supper, and from time to time looked at the still form of Gregor.
His uniform was gone long ago, but he wore his old service pistol in a sturdy leather belt and clung to the tattered wreck of a blue service cap, pinned with a golden sun circled with silver stars.
He now wore a postal service cap, but he still favored Levi's and western wear, and he still drove his beat-up blue Dodge.
Stepping outside, Ian glanced around the portico as he put on his service cap and fastened his coat collar against the wind.