cap-a-pie
advEtymology
From Old French (de) cap a pié (Modern French de pied en cap).
- derived from (de) cap a pié
Definitions
From head to toe, especially of armor or other military accoutrements.
- I sallied forth cap-à-pie in my Madras regimentals, intending to accompany Brent to Westminster Abbey, and to take a coach at the first stand we came to.
- Miss Thorne when fully dressed might be said to have been armed cap-a-pie, and she was always fully dressed, as far as was ever known to mortal man.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA