cap-a-pie

or cap-à-pie

[ kap-uh-pee ]

adverb

1. from head to foot.

cap-a-pie

/ ˌkæpəˈpiː /

adverb

1. (dressed, armed, etc) from head to foot

Word History and Origins

Origin of cap-a-pie¹

1515–25; < Middle French de cap a pe from head to foot < Old Provençal < Latin dē capite ad pedem

Word History and Origins

Origin of cap-a-pie¹

C16: from Old French