Land"scape (?), n. [Formerly written also landskip.]
[D. landschap; land land + - schap, equiv. to E. -schip; akin to G. landschaft, Sw.
landskap, Dan. landskab. See Land, and -schip.] 1. A portion of
land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.
2. A picture representing a scene by land
or sea, actual or fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of nature, as
fields, hills, forests, water. etc.
3. The pictorial aspect of a country.
The landscape of his native
country had taken hold on
his heart.
Macaulay. Landscape gardening, The art of laying
out grounds and arranging trees,
shrubbery, etc., in such a manner
as to produce a picturesque effect.
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