单词 | offscape |
释义 | offscapen. Now rare. A distant view or prospect; the distant part of a view or prospect, the distance, background.Used esp. in the 18th and early 19th centuries in describing paintings, scenery, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [noun] > the distance farness1571 offscape1711 eloinment1716 far-away1823 far-off1866 yonder1939 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > [noun] > view or scenery > distant landscape1599 offscape1711 1711 Brit. Apollo 26–29 Jan. A Perspective View of Portsmouth..with an Off-scape of the Sea. 1748 Maryland Gaz. 29 June 2/1 A little Ticket..upon which was painted the Device of a Monkey riding a winged Ass, and in the Offskip, Mount Parnassus. 1752 C. Avison Ess. Musical Expression 26 In Painting there are three various Degrees of Distances established, viz. the Fore-Ground, the intermediate Part, and the Off-skip. 1774 T. West Antiq. Furness (1822) 19 On a fine day the offscape at Hawcoat is circular and takes in the whole extent of the isle of Man, the isle of Anglesey, the Mountains of..North Wales, &c. 1820–2 W. H. Pyne Wine & Walnuts (1824) I. iv. 33 Her study..commanding an off-skip, bird's-eye view all along St. George's Fields. 1838 G. P. R. James Robber I. i. 9 The first slopes of the offscape appeared. 1840 M. Edgeworth Let. 30 Dec. (1971) 575 Lord Monteagle..whose electrified grey spare hairs in the off-skip were through black coats just visible. 1890 Dict. National Biogr. XXII. 3/1 The distinct unbroken patches of yellow, orange, green, red, brown, &c., which upon close inspection made up the foreground, middle-grounds, and off-skip in his compositions. 1985 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 16 June vi. 78 City gardens need softness. Her garden, on the other hand, might be said to ‘relieve’ the softness of the natural landscape in which it exists. The glimpses of misty Zen-like offscapes save the day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1711 |
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