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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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 1
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Example Sentences
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Douglas was quite ready to comment upon the outcome; and it needed only the bitter arraignment of his theories by Davis, to bring him armed cap-a-pie into the arena.
From Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics by Allen Johnson
But Timon is armed cap-a-pie against all such feminine assailants.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Robert Dodsley
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 A. D. (Augustine David) Crake
The girl learned to ride horseback remarkably well, and at a fete appeared as Joan of Arc, armed cap-a-pie, riding a snow-white stallion.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers by Elbert Hubbard
Behind them rode Constable Herpon armed cap-a-pie, and closely after him, riding between two other warriors on horseback who held her palfrey by the bridle appeared Brunhild.
From The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter by Eugène Sue
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