scape
1[ skeyp ]
/ 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
1Definition 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.
Definition 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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Example sentences from the Web for scape
It would vex me to the dogs that letters should miscarry between Dublin and Wexford, after 'scaping the salt seas.
The Journal to Stella|Jonathan SwiftThere was no room for 'scaping; and that mist Bereft us, both of sight and the pure air.
The Vision of Purgatory, Complete|Dante Alighieri
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, adjectiveWord Origin for scape
C17: from Latin scāpus stem, from (Doric) Greek skapos; see shaft
British Dictionary definitions for scape (2 of 3)
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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