scape

or 'scape

[ skeyp ]

/ skeɪp /

noun, verb (used with or without object), scaped, scap·ing. Archaic.

Nearby words

scantly, scantness, scanty, scanzoni's maneuver, scapa flow, 'scape, scape wheel, scapegoat, scapegoatism, scapegrace, scapewheel

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British Dictionary definitions for 'scape (1 of 2)

scape

/ (skeɪp) /

noun

a leafless stalk in plants that arises from a rosette of leaves and bears one or more flowers

zoology a stalklike part, such as the first segment of an insect's antenna

Derived Formsscapose, adjective

Word Origin for scape

C17: from Latin scāpus stem, from (Doric) Greek skapos; see shaft

British Dictionary definitions for 'scape (2 of 2)

scape

'scape

/ (skeɪp) /

verb, noun

an archaic word for escape

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Word Origin and History for 'scape (1 of 2)

scape

"scenery view," 1773, abstracted from landscape (n.); as a comb. element, first attested use is 1796, in prisonscape.

Word Origin and History for 'scape (1 of 2)

scape

late 13c., shortened form of escape; frequent in prose till late 17c. Related: Scaped (sometimes 15c.-16c. with strong past tense scope); scaping. As a noun from c.1300.