SINCE 1828
cap-a-pie
adverb
\ ˌka-pə-ˈpē
, -ˈpā\
, -ˈpā\
variants:
or cap-à-pie
Definition of cap-a-pie
: from head to foot
armed cap-a-pie for battle
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