riverscapen.
/ˈrɪvəskeɪp/, U.S. /ˈrɪvərˌskeɪp/ 1. A picturesque view or prospect of a river. Also: the environment of a river.
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the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > [noun] > river > view of
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > [noun] > view or scenery > of water
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1854 Southern Literary Messenger May 307/1 Another shower; another sunlighted and magical land and river-scape.
1884 H. H. Johnston River Congo viii. 209 The landscapes and riverscapes along the banks of this affluent are pretty, being mostly shadowy water and rich forest.
1903 C. S. Smith Barbizon Days 17 Grez [has] a church more picturesque than that of Montigny, riverscapes more alluring, and a ruined château.
1927 H. V. Morton In Search of Eng. xii. 213 All the beauty and peace of the Warwickshire countryside have been packed into one riverscape.
1966 New Statesman 25 Nov. 793/1 Nobody listened to his proposal to replace Rennie's Waterloo Bridge with a tunnel to save spoiling a fine riverscape.
2005 K. Barber Death of Celilo Falls vi. 182 Indians long remained on the river, but they witnessed their power over the riverscape diminish.
2. A photograph or painting of a river or riverside scene.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [noun] > a painting of the sea or water
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1884 Photogr. News 24 Oct. 680/1 We may quote the following remarks from one who would have certainly taken the medal for land and riverscape had one been awarded.
1900 E. J. Wall Yearbk. of Photogr. for 1900 413 There are at least two spots on the Hodder, in Lancashire, which make beautiful riverscapes.
1964 N. Freeling Double-barrel iii. 91 The arrangement opposite: a wholly bluey-greeny Monet riverscape over a little writing table.
2001 S. Slive Jakob Van Ruisdael 372/3 The work has affinities with the artist's other small riverscapes datable about the same time.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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