cap-a-pie
Head to toe
Cap-a-pie means from head to foot—completely, thoroughly.
The phrase comes from Old French and appears most often in descriptions of armor: a knight armed cap-a-pie wears protection covering every part of the body.
The term is literary and archaic, occasionally revived for dramatic effect: He was dressed cap-a-pie in black leather.
Honored mounted soldier
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- chainmailArmor of linked rings
- plateFlat dish for food
- helmetProtective head covering
gauntlet · greaves · cuirass · visor · breastplate · pauldron · vambrace · sabaton
In complete detail
- entirelyTo the full extent
- whollyTo the full extent
- completelyTo the fullest extent
- totalComplete sum
full · comprehensive · exhaustive · head-to-toe · top-to-bottom · all-over · outfitted · equipped
knight
Honored mounted soldier
helmet · gauntlet · greaves · cuirass · visor · breastplate · pauldron · vambrace · sabaton · gorget
thoroughly
In complete detail
- entirelyTo the full extent
- whollyTo the full extent
- completelyTo the fullest extent
total · full · comprehensive · exhaustive · head-to-toe · top-to-bottom · all-over · outfitted · equipped · dressed