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scape

verb \ ˈskāp \

Definition of scape

scaped; scaping
: escape
  • some innocents scape not the thunderbolt
  • —William Shakespeare

Examples of scape in a Sentence

  1. the queen has vowed that none of the traitors shall scape the gallows, be their station ever so high

Origin and Etymology of scape

Middle English, short for escapen

2

scape

noun

Definition of scape

1 : a peduncle arising at or beneath the surface of the ground in an acaulescent plant (such as the tulip); broadly : a flower stalk
2 : the shaft of an animal part (such as an antenna or feather)

Origin and Etymology of scape

Latin scapus shaft, stalk — more at shaft

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

3

scape

noun

Definition of scape

: a view or picture of a scene —usually used in combination
  • cityscape

Origin and Etymology of scape

landscape

Other Fine Arts Terms

Gothic, baroque, bas-relief, limn, oeuvre, pastiche, rococo, sfumato

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  1. See words that rhyme with scape Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about scape

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