cap-a-pie

The commercial career demands, so he fancied, that its knight go forth armed cap-a-pie in the commercial tongues.

Carlile may be said to have travelled his native isle like the champion of old—always mounted on his charger of fearlessness, and armed cap-a-pie for the encounter of his enemies.

And he must be ready, armed cap-a-pie to meet him on every ground.

He was armed cap-a-pie, and ever as he spoke he strode rapidly up and down the floor of the room.

It represented a warrior with close-clipped hair, a long red beard, and armed cap-a-pie.