Definition of scape Scape

/skejˈp/ - [skeyp] - scape

We found 23 definitions of scape from 5 different sources.

What does scape mean?

Noun Plural: scapes
scape - erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
		flower stalk
		stalk, stem a stiff or threatening gait
scape - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
		shaft
		upright, vertical a piano with a vertical sounding board
		pillar, column a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"
		architecture the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect

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scape (n.)
A peduncle rising from the ground or from a subterranean stem, as in the stemless violets, the bloodroot, and the like.
scape (n.)
The long basal joint of the antennae of an insect.
scape (n.)
The shaft of a column.
scape (n.)
The apophyge of a shaft.
scape (v. t. & i.)
To escape.
scape (n.)
An escape.
scape (n.)
Means of escape; evasion.
scape (n.)
A freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade.
scape (n.)
Loose act of vice or lewdness.

scape
skāp, n. an escape: a freak or fault.—v.t. to escape from: to miss: to shun.—ns. Scape′gallows, one who deserves hanging: a villain; Scape′grace, a graceless hare-brained fellow. [A contr. of escape.]
scape
skāp, n. (bot.) a long, naked, radical peduncle: (entom.) the basal joint of antennæ: (ornith.) the stem of a feather: (archit.) the shaft of a column.—adjs. Scape′less (bot.), wanting a scape; Scap′iform, scape-like; Scapig′erous, scape-bearing. [L., scapus, Gr. skapos, a shaft; cf. skēptron, a staff.]
scape
skāp, n. the cry of the snipe when flushed: the snipe itself. [Prob. imit.]

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