- cap-a-pie
- cap-a-pie 1520s, from M.Fr. cap-à-pie, lit. "head to foot." The more usual French form is de pied en cap.
Etymology dictionary. 2014.
cap-a-pie
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cap-a-pie — or cap à pie [kap΄ə pē′] adv. [OFr de cap a pie < cap, head (< L caput) + pié, foot (< L pes)] from head to foot; entirely … English World dictionary
cap-a-pie — or cap à pie adverb Etymology: Middle French (de) cap a pé from head to foot Date: 1523 from head to foot < armed cap a pie for battle > … New Collegiate Dictionary
cap-a-pie — /kap euh pee /, adv. from head to foot. Also, cap à pie. [1515 25; < MF de cap a pe from head to foot < OPr < L de capite ad pedem] * * * … Universalium
cap-a-pie — or cap à pie [[t]ˌkæp əˈpi[/t]] adv. from head to foot • Etymology: 1515–25; < MF de cap a pe < OPr < L dē capite ad pedem … From formal English to slang
cap-à-pie — adverb see cap a pie … New Collegiate Dictionary
cap-a-pie — /kæp ə ˈpi/ (say kap uh pee) adverb Obsolete from head to foot. Also, cap à pie. {French (obsolete) …
cap-a-pie — adverb at all points from head to foot he was armed cap a pie • Syn: ↑from head to toe … Useful english dictionary
cap-a-pie — adjective From head to toe … Wiktionary
cap-a-pie — ad. [Fr.] From head to foot … New dictionary of synonyms
Cap-a-pie — an Old French expression, meaning to be armed from head to foot … Medieval glossary
