capapie
capapie is the alternative form of cap-a-pie.
Meaning of cap-a-pie
Adverb
cap-a-pie (not comparable)
- From head to toe, especially of armor or other military accoutrements.
- If twenty thousand naked Americans were not able to resist the assaults of but twenty well-armed Spaniards, I see little possibility for one honest man to defend himself against twenty thousand knaves, who are all furnished cap-a-pie with the defensive arms of worldly prudence, and the offensive...1661–67, Abraham Cowley, The Dangers of an Honest Man in much Company
Questions about capapie
- What is capapie the alternative form of?
- Capapie is the alternative form of cap-a-pie.
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