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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He had meantime arrayed himself cap-a-pie in all the new apparel he recently had purchased, so that he stood now reeking of discomfort, in his new hat, his new shoes, his tight collar.
From The Sagebrusher A Story of the West by Hough, Emerson
On receiving the orders of the Vazir, Dost Mohammed armed himself cap-a-pie, and taking six men with him, went and remained waiting on the road between the house of Mohammed Azim Khan and the Mirza.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 by Various
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 Hubbard, Elbert
Horses, cows and buffaloes are the beasts of burden, and a Sooloo may usually be seen riding either one or the other, armed cap-a-pie, with kris, spear, and target, or shield.
Spick and span, cap-a-pie, pictures of splendid young manhood, the two captains rode one afternoon up to the great gate before the mansion house of the nation.
From The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman by Hough, Emerson
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