scape

¹

[ skeyp ]

noun

1. Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
2. Zoology. a stemlike part, as the shaft of a feather.
3. Architecture. the shaft of a column.
4. Entomology. the stemlike basal segment of the antenna of certain insects.

scape

²

or 'scape

[ skeyp ]

noun

, Archaic.

, scaped, scap·ing.

1. an archaic variant of escape.

-scape

³

1. a combining form extracted from landscape, denoting “an extensive view, scenery,” or “a picture or representation” of such a view, as specified by the initial element:

   cityscape; moonscape; seascape.

scape

¹

/ skeɪp /

verb

1. an archaic word for escape

scape

²

/ skeɪp /

noun

1. a leafless stalk in plants that arises from a rosette of leaves and bears one or more flowers
2. zoology a stalklike part, such as the first segment of an insect's antenna

-scape

³

suffix forming nouns

1. indicating a scene or view of something, esp a pictorial representation

   seascape

Derived Forms

• ˈscapose, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scape¹

1595–1605; < Latin scāpus stalk < Doric Greek skâpos, akin to Attic skêptron staff, scepter

Word History and Origins

Origin of scape¹

C17: from Latin scāpus stem, from (Doric) Greek skapos; see shaft

Origin of scape²

abstracted from landscape

Example Sentences

“We should be careful not to scape goat minorities because of shifts in their voting patterns when a clear majority of people of color voted Democrat.”

From Los Angeles Times

“As Outfest was imploding, members of the Outfest Board threw Plaintiff under the bus and sought to make him a scape goat for their own malfeasance.”

From Los Angeles Times

The fragrant flower scape — which resembles a big, flattened pink pine cone — lasts for as long as six months.

From Seattle Times

They bear names like "Noah Scape" and "Izzy Dead."

From Salon

“Emeralds” possesses the fragrant earthiness and secrecy of nature; “Rubies” is heat and playfulness, with the games and posturing of a summer scape in New York City; and “Diamonds” casts a dazzling spell of cool refinement that wavers between soft and hard.

From New York Times

Related Words

• aspect
• outlook
• view
• vision