scape

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/ skeɪp /

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noun

Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.

Zoology. a stemlike part, as the shaft of a feather.

Architecture. the shaft of a column.

Entomology. the stemlike basal segment of the antenna of certain insects.

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Origin of scape

1595–1605; <Latin scāpus stalk <Doric Greek skâpos, akin to Attic skêptron staff, scepter

Other definitions for scape (2 of 3)

scape²

or 'scape

[ skeyp ]

/ skeɪp /

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

an archaic variant of escape.

Other definitions for scape (3 of 3)

-scape

a combining form extracted from landscape, denoting “an extensive view, scenery,” or “a picture or representation” of such a view, as specified by the initial element: cityscape; moonscape; seascape.

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How to use scape in a sentence

While the best beer is at Augustiner-Festhalle, my favorite tent by far is Hacker-Festzelt with its cloud-scape ceiling.
My Two-Day Oktoberfest Bender|Kristyn Ostman|October 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His little bro was a much bigger challenge for those desperate to scape-goat Islam.
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Unlike the kneelers, they do not bow and scape to any man, not even the King-Beyond-the-Wall.
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We can safely assume that the inner world of the Newtown butcher was a howling scape of night.
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Kramer takes the reader into the uncharted waters of digital media and his latest concept: C-Scape.
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"I'd want it a heap sight better land than this is 'round here," said the Deacon, studying the land scape judicially.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy
But, like all other hen-pecked husbands, on the back of the scape-goat Cunning, he fled away from the uplifted lash.
Ruth Hall|Fanny Fern
The origin of this strange custom was most likely connected in some way with the ceremony of the Scape Goat under the old Law.
Curious Church Customs|Various
It has two oblong shining leaves, with a scape four or five inches high strung with sweet-scented, pink-purple flowers.
A Year in the Fields|John Burroughs
If ol' Doc Bird's on the lan'scape, he hunts a hole an' he crawls in when Mr. Peth he begins to act up.
Isle o' Dreams|Frederick F. Moore

British Dictionary definitions for scape (1 of 3)

scape¹

/ (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 forms of scape

scapose, adjective

Word Origin for scape

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

British Dictionary definitions for scape (2 of 3)

scape²

'scape

/ (skeɪp) /

verb, noun

an archaic word for escape

British Dictionary definitions for scape (3 of 3)

-scape

suffix forming nouns

indicating a scene or view of something, esp a pictorial representationseascape

Word Origin for -scape

abstracted from landscape

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