scape

2

or 'scape

[ skeyp ]
/ skeɪp /

noun, verb (used with or without object), scaped, scap·ing. Archaic.

escape.

Words nearby scape

scantling, scantlings, scanty, scanzoni's maneuver, scapa flow, scape, scape wheel, scapegoat, scapegoatism, scapegrace, scapewheel

British Dictionary definitions for 'scape (1 of 2)

scape 1
/ (skeɪp) /

noun

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

Derived forms of scape

scapose, adjective

Word Origin for scape

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

British Dictionary definitions for 'scape (2 of 2)

scape 2

'scape

/ (skeɪp) /

verb, noun

an archaic word for escape