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Word of the day May 6
The Word of the Day for May 6 is:
cap-a-pie • \kap-uh-PEE\ • (adverb) from head to foot
A little more information about today’s word:
Think of a medieval knight riding off to battle completely encased (from head to foot, as it were) in armor. Knights thus outfitted were said to be "armed cap-a-pie." The term "cap-a-pie" descends from the Middle French phrase "de cap a pé," which translates as "from head to foot," and it has been used in English since at least the 16th century. Nowadays, it is generally extended to more figurative armor, as in "armed cap-a-pie against criticism." By the way, "cap-a-pie" has been credited with parenting another English phrase. Some people think the expression "apple-pie order," meaning "perfect order," may have originated as a corruption of "cap-a-pie order." The evidence for that theory is far from orderly, however, and it must be regarded as speculative.
My sentence:
Kelsie arrived at the trailhead fitted out cap-a-pie in high-tech hiking gear, from the hood of her water-repellent jacket down to her polypropylene socks.
Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.
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