scape

Definitions

1. 1.(Zoöl.) The long basal joint of the antennæ of an insect.
2. 2.(Arch.) (a) The shaft of a column. (b) The apophyge of a shaft.
3. 3.To escape. [Obs. or Poetic.] Milton. Out of this prison help that we may scape. Chaucer.
4. 4.An escape. [Obs.] I spake of most disastrous chances, . . . Of hairbreadth scapes in the imminent, deadly breach. Shak.
5. 5.Means of escape; evasion. [Obs.] Donne.
6. 6.A freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade. [Obs.] Not pardoning so much as the scapes of error and ignorance. Milton.
7. 7.Loose act of vice or lewdness. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the long basal joint of the antennæ of an insect called?
• What is (a) The shaft of a column. (b) The apophyge of a shaft called?
• What is to escape. [Obs. or Poetic.] Milton. Out of this prison help that we may scape. Chaucer called?
• What is an escape. [Obs.] I spake of most disastrous chances, . . . Of hairbreadth scapes in the imminent, deadly breach. Shak called?
• What is a freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade. [Obs.] Not pardoning so much as the scapes of error and ignorance. Milton called?
• What is loose act of vice or lewdness. [Obs.] Shak called?