cap-a-pie

cap-a-pie
[ kap-uh-pee ] Show IPA
adverb

from head to foot

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First recorded in 1515–25.
From the Middle French de cap a pe, meaning “from head to foot.”
EXAMPLES OF CAP-A-PIE

Cap-a-pie in winter gear, she walked to the coffee shop during the snowstorm.
The knights were dressed cap-a-pie in armor, ready for battle.


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