Found 2 items, similar to scape.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: scape
scape
n 1: erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground
as in a tulip [syn:
flower stalk]
2: (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a
column [syn:
shaft]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: scape
Apophyge
\A*poph"y*ge\, n. [Gr. 'apofygh` escape, in arch. the
curve with which the shaft escapes into its base or capital,
fr. 'apofey`gein to flee away; 'apo` from + fey`gein to flee:
cf. F. apophyge.] (Arch.)
The small hollow curvature given to the top or bottom of the
shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the
fillet; -- called also the
scape. --Parker.
[1913 Webster]