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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"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 Eug?ne Sue
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 Susan Warner
She was gowned once more in the yellow and black, and stood in tigrine splendor cap-a-pie.
From Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain by Orson Lowell
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
What a pair they make—the knight armed cap-a-pie, at his charger's side, and Perry in that close-fitting, shiny coat that has seen so many great occasions in the valley.
From The Soldier of the Valley by Nelson Lloyd
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