cap-a-pie
or cap-à-pie
[ kap-uh-pee ]
/ ˌkæp əˈpi /
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adverb
from head to foot.
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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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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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