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offscape

offscape noun: the distant part of a view, garden etc.; the background.

Noun

offscape (plural offscapes)

  1. (archaic) The distant part of a view, garden etc.; the background.
    • The Snowdonia rises with vast Dignity in the Offskip, while a blue Expanse of Ocean leads the Eye on our right hand to immeasurable Distance.1794 September, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana

Forms of offscape

pluraloffscapes
alternative form (dated)offskip

Origin of offscape

From off- + -scape.

Questions about offscape

What does offscape mean?
Offscape means the distant part of a view, garden etc.; the background.
What part of speech is offscape?
Offscape is a noun.
What is the plural of offscape?
The plural of offscape is offscapes.

Words near offscape in the dictionary

  1. offs
  2. offsaddle
  3. offsaddled
  4. offsaddles
  5. offsaddling
  6. offscape
  7. offscapes
  8. offscour
  9. offscoured
  10. offscouring
  11. offscourings

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