cap-a-pie

or cap-à-pie

[ kap-uh-pee ]

/ ˌkæp əˈpi /

adverb

from head to foot.

Origin of cap-a-pie

1515–25; <Middle French de cap a pe from head to foot <Old Provençal <Latin dē capite ad pedem

Words nearby cap-a-pie

capactin, cap and bells, cap and gown, cap and trade, Capaneus, cap-a-pie, caparison, capataz, cap cloud, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, cape

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Example sentences from the Web for cap-a-pie

He had said in reply, "Such a man as I ought to reign;" and thus they had armed him cap-a-pie.
Voltaire's Romances|Franois-Marie Arouet
Meanwhile, come down to my house the last of the week, say Friday night, and I'll have all things in cap-a-pie order for you.
The Brother Clerks|Xariffa
Next day we hired two stalwart Irish squires and armed them cap-a-pie.
Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy|Charles Major
He armed himself, therefore, cap-a-pie, and undertook this dangerous parley with the alcayde.
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada|Washington Irving

Thus was Duncan armed, cap-a-pie, for the telegraphic controversy.
A Captain in the Ranks|George Cary Eggleston

British Dictionary definitions for cap-a-pie

cap-a-pie

/ (ˌkæpəˈpiː) /

adverb

(dressed, armed, etc) from head to foot

Word Origin for cap-a-pie

C16: from Old French

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单词	cap-a-pie
释义	cap-a-pie or cap-à-pie [ kap-uh-pee ] / ˌkæp əˈpi / adverb from head to foot. Origin of cap-a-pie 1515–25; <Middle French de cap a pe from head to foot <Old Provençal <Latin dē capite ad pedem Words nearby cap-a-pie capactin, cap and bells, cap and gown, cap and trade, Capaneus, cap-a-pie, caparison, capataz, cap cloud, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, cape Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cap-a-pie He had said in reply, "Such a man as I ought to reign;" and thus they had armed him cap-a-pie. Voltaire's Romances\|Franois-Marie Arouet Meanwhile, come down to my house the last of the week, say Friday night, and I'll have all things in cap-a-pie order for you. The Brother Clerks\|Xariffa Next day we hired two stalwart Irish squires and armed them cap-a-pie. Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy\|Charles Major He armed himself, therefore, cap-a-pie, and undertook this dangerous parley with the alcayde. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada\|Washington Irving Thus was Duncan armed, cap-a-pie, for the telegraphic controversy. A Captain in the Ranks\|George Cary Eggleston British Dictionary definitions for cap-a-pie cap-a-pie / (ˌkæpəˈpiː) / adverb (dressed, armed, etc) from head to foot Word Origin for cap-a-pie C16: from Old French Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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