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
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Examples from the Web 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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cap-a-pie
1520s, from Middle French cap-à-pie, literally "head to foot." The more usual French form is de pied en cap. The French words are from Latin caput "head" (see head (n.)) + pedem "foot" (see foot (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper