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cap-a-pie
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cap·-a-pie or cap-à-pie cap′·-à-pie′ (kap′ə pē′)
adverb
from head to foot; entirely
Etymology: OFr de cap a pie < cap, head (< L caput) + pié, foot (< L pes)
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