cap-apée en · ADJ
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Armoured; in full armour, from head to toe.
Those grizly hangmen, in their canvass sleeves, Fight for me better than an armed band Of christian knights full cap-apée.
1804, Joanna Baillie, Constantine Paleologus, act 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cap-a-pie | alternative | lexicographic |