landskip
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Landscape, earlier landskip, has the suffix which in English would be -ship.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
This is a caranto-man, with all my heart! must Beauty be his landskip on the seat of justice?
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert
The author supposes himself viewing several pieces of historic, landskip, and portrait painting; and from thence takes occasion to represent the figures, prospects, and passions, which the artist has exhibited.
From A Pindarick Ode on Painting Addressed to Joshua Reynolds, Esq. by Hilles, Frederick Whiley
In the 16th century Camden speaks of "a landskip, as they call it."
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
All the colours of poetry, however splendid, can never paint natural objects in such a manner as to make the description be taken for a real landskip.
From An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by Selby-Bigge, L. A.
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