He was armed cap-a-pie. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He was armed cap-a-pie in the fashions of suave society; no. From Wordnik.com. [New Grub Street] Reference
Sir Roger himself, now armed cap-a-pie, rode up and knocked him asprawl with his lance. From Wordnik.com. [The High Crusade]
'I did but now leave him, armed cap-a-pie, having a stoup of ale ere he mounts the walls. From Wordnik.com. [Three Hearts and Three Lions]
As always in such a setting, Old Bory was cap-a-pie the soldier, all energy, altogether for action. From Wordnik.com. [Lee’s Lieutenants] Reference
Martin was dressed just as usual, except that he had on a pair of spurs, but Barry was armed cap-a-pie. From Wordnik.com. [The Kellys and the O'Kellys] Reference
I am armed cap-a-pie; today I open the campaign, and in forty-eight hours I shall have made great progress. From Wordnik.com. [Eve and David] Reference
By his advice he dispatched two of his stoutest warriors, armed cap-a-pie, on an embassy to the Moorish king. From Wordnik.com. [The Alhambra] Reference
At the head of the stairs, they found a richly-dressed warrior, armed cap-a-pie, and holding a breviary in his hand. From Wordnik.com. [Taras Bulba] Reference
Knight, armed cap-a-pie, who is run through and through, from back to front, by Death, himself half armed in mockery. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859] Reference
He was armed cap-a-pie, helmet in the crook of an arm, and none could tell from his face how little sleep had been granted him. From Wordnik.com. [The High Crusade]
To guard the van gone forward,/all armed cap-a-pie. From Wordnik.com. [The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original] Reference
He was right; it was indeed The Masque, armed cap-a-pie as usual. From Wordnik.com. [Memorials and Other Papers — Complete] Reference
Captain saw a bear-like figure, clad cap-a-pie in native fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Pardners] Reference
Here the Prince was accoutred cap-a-pie, and in consequence hauled out. From Wordnik.com. [Chivalry] Reference
The good little lady was armed cap-a-pie by seven-fifteen, at which time a glance into. From Wordnik.com. [V. V.'s Eyes] Reference
Nicolete, armed cap-a-pie with stick and knapsack, appeared at the door of her chalet. From Wordnik.com. [Quest of the Golden Girl, a Romance] Reference
Just then who should come riding out of the gate but Gilles de Gurdun, armed cap-a-pie?. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay] Reference
A tall, blond being, cap-a-pie for the road, had loomed in dark blue before the tent door. From Wordnik.com. [The Long Roll] Reference
Two soldiers, armed cap-a-pie, were holding their glittering weapons crossed in a triangle. From Wordnik.com. [The Cloister and the Hearth] Reference
It is an excellent house, and just new furnished and put in cap-a-pie order from top to bottom. From Wordnik.com. [The End of a Coil] Reference
Alban entered, clad cap-a-pie in a full suit of magnificent Milan armor without juppon or adornment of any kind. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Iron] Reference
Then he bade him choose from among his troops ten thousand horsemen armed cap-a-pie and inured to war and hardship. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II] Reference
One of our party had equalled the Don in the fulness of his equipments, being attired cap-a-pie for the enterprise. From Wordnik.com. [The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon] Reference
It was a singular enough friendship which existed between these two, for they always met, armed cap-a-pie, for battle. From Wordnik.com. [The Northern Light] Reference
We shall see you next armed cap-a-pie, like our young advocates at home, all for the King's behalf, according to them. '. From Wordnik.com. [Stray Pearls] Reference
Brown carriage, brown liveries, brown harness, brown horses, while Paulton and his wife sit within dressed in brown cap-a-pie. From Wordnik.com. [Godolphin, Complete] Reference
He was represented at full-length, armed cap-a-pie, and grasping a huge buckler, on which were emblazoned three lions passant. From Wordnik.com. [Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies] Reference
At his heels were seven lords, armed cap-a-pie, but the entrance of eight cockchafers had meant as much to these transfigured two. From Wordnik.com. [Chivalry] Reference
Cool, pale, sweet, all white now, armed cap-a-pie with indifference, she looked at me as formally as though I were a remote acquaintance. From Wordnik.com. [54-40 or Fight] Reference
Pudding-plunderer, who was armed cap-a-pie with Grison stones, one chip whereof splintering abroad cut off Epistemon's neck clean and fair. From Wordnik.com. [Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2] Reference
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