scape

scape
I. verb (scaped; scaping) Etymology: Middle English, short for escapen Date: 13th century escape <
some innocents scape not the thunderbolt — Shakespeare
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II. noun Etymology: Latin scapus shaft, stalk — more at shaft Date: 1601 1. a peduncle arising at or beneath the surface of the ground in an acaulescent plant (as the tulip); broadly a flower stalk 2. the shaft of an animal part (as an antenna or feather) III. noun Etymology: landscape Date: 1773 a view or picture of a scene — usually used in combination <
cityscape
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  • scape — scape·goat·er; scape·goat·ism; scape·less; scape·ment; scape; sea·scape; sky·scape; town·scape; tree·scape; wa·ter·scape; dream·scape; sound·scape; xeri·scape; land·scape; …   English syllables

  • Scape — Scape, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Scaped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scaping}.] [Aphetic form of escape.] To escape. [Obs. or Poetic.] Milton. [1913 Webster] Out of this prison help that we may scape. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scape — Scape, n. [L. scapus shaft, stem, stalk; cf. Gr. ? a staff: cf. F. scape. Cf. {Scepter}.] 1. (Bot.) A peduncle rising from the ground or from a subterranean stem, as in the stemless violets, the bloodroot, and the like. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scape — Scape, n. 1. An escape. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I spake of most disastrous chances, . . . Of hairbreadth scapes in the imminent, deadly breach. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Means of escape; evasion. [Obs.] Donne. [1913 Webster] 3. A freak; a slip; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • -scape — [skāp] [< (LAND)SCAPE] combining form 1. a (specified) kind of view or scene [seascape] 2. a drawing, painting, etc. of such a view or scene …   English World dictionary

  • scape — scape1 [skāp] n. [L scapus: see SHAFT] 1. a leafless flower stalk growing from the crown of the root, as that of the narcissus or dandelion 2. something like a stalk, as the shaft of a feather or of an insect s antenna 3. a) the shaft of a column …   English World dictionary

  • ~scape — is a Berlin based record label focusing on various subgenres of electronica and experimental music. Since the label was founded in 1999, label owners Stefan Betke and Barbara Preisinger have signed numerous artists, such as Jan Jelinek, Deadbeat …   Wikipedia

  • scape — [ skeıp ] suffix used with some nouns to make nouns describing a wide view of a particular type: a beautiful seascape (=view of the sea) an impressive cityscape (=view of the city) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • -scape — comb. form forming nouns denoting a view or a representation of a view (moonscape; seascape). Etymology: after LANDSCAPE * * * ˌskāp noun combining form ( s) Etymology: landscape : view : pictorial representation of a ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scape — In biology, the term scape may refer to: * The first (basal) segment of an insect antenna * Scape (botany), a botanical structure Scape may also refer to: * Scape Magazine a magazine for landscape architecture urbanism * Runescape, a java based… …   Wikipedia

  • 'scape — scape1 «skayp», noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, scaped, scap|ing. Archaic. escape. scape2 «skayp», noun. 1. Botany . a leafless flower stalk rising from the ground, such as that of the narcissus, dandelion, or hyacinth. 2. something… …   Useful english dictionary

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