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Meaning of 'scape' (Webster Dictionary)

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

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