Definition of scape
scaped
;scaping
: escape some innocents scape not the thunderbolt — William Shakespeare
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Examples of scape in a Sentence
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
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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
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Definition of scape
: a view or picture of a scene —usually used in combination cityscape
Origin and Etymology of scape
landscape
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