■ noun
1》 all the visible features of an area of land.
2》 a picture representing an area of countryside.
3》 the distinctive features of a sphere of intellectual activity.
4》 [as modifier ] denoting a format of printed matter which is wider than it is high. Compare with portrait .
■ verb improve the aesthetic appearance of (a piece of land) by changing its contours, planting trees and shrubs, etc.
Derivatives
~r noun
landscapist noun
Origin
C16: from MDu. lantscap , from land 'land' + scap (equivalent of -ship ).