cap-a-pie
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of cap-a-pie
1515–25; < Middle French de cap a pe from head to foot < Old Provençal < Latin dē capite ad pedem
Vocabulary lists containing cap-a-pie
Body Language: Capit, Capt ("Head")
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Example Sentences
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"Oh, the gallant cavaliers—armed cap-a-pie for the tourney!" cried the Marquis, affecting laughter.
From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Sue, Eug?ne
Shrove-Tide, armed cap-a-pie, advanced mounted astride of a salmon.
From The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades by Sue, Eugène
It is an excellent house, and just new furnished and put in cap-a-pie order from top to bottom.
From The End of a Coil by Warner, Susan
He was armed cap-a-pie, like one who might have to force his way against odds.
From The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars by Crake, A. D. (Augustine David)
Full of flatteries is he; Armed with treachery, cap-a-pie, He 'll play 'possum; never mind him,— March him straightway back to me!
From Second Book of Verse by Field, Eugene
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