SCAPE


Meaning of SCAPE in English

I. ˈskāp verb

( scaped ; scap·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, short for escapen

Date: 13th century

: escape

some innocents scape not the thunderbolt — Shakespeare

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

city scape

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.