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CAP-A-PIE

\kˈapɐpˈa͡ɪ], \kˈapɐpˈa‍ɪ], \k_ˈa_p_ɐ_p_ˈaɪ]\

Definitions of CAP-A-PIE

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at all points from head to foot; "he was armed cap-a-pie"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

at all points from head to foot; "he was armed cap-a-pie"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

From head to foot, (armed, ready, &c.). [old French]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

[O.Fr. (de) cap a pie, from head to foot.] Said of a man when fully armed.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

adv. [French] From head to foot; completely armed.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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