cap-a-pie

[ kap-uh-pee ]

/ ˌkæp əˈpi /

from head to foot.

Origin of cap-a-pie

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

He had said in reply, "Such a man as I ought to reign;" and thus they had armed him cap-a-pie.

Voltaire's Romances |Franois-Marie Arouet
Meanwhile, come down to my house the last of the week, say Friday night, and I'll have all things in cap-a-pie order for you.

The Brother Clerks |Xariffa
Next day we hired two stalwart Irish squires and armed them cap-a-pie.

Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy |Charles Major
He armed himself, therefore, cap-a-pie, and undertook this dangerous parley with the alcayde.

Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada |Washington Irving

Thus was Duncan armed, cap-a-pie, for the telegraphic controversy.

A Captain in the Ranks |George Cary Eggleston

cap-a-pie

/ (ˌkæpəˈpiː) /

(dressed, armed, etc) from head to foot

C16: from Old French