Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adverb
- from head to foot.
adverb
- (dressed, armed, etc) from head to foot
1520s, from Middle French cap-à-pie, literally “head to foot.” The more usual French form is de pied en cap. The French words are from Latin caput “head” (see head (n.)) + pedem “foot” (see foot (n.)).
Six 16th century’s cap-a-pie armours from John Woodman Higgins
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Six 16th century’s cap-a-pie armours from John Woodman Higgins