| Landscape | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. Compare seascape. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. The pictorial aspect of a country. [ 1913 Webster ] The landscape of his native country had taken hold on his heart. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Landscape gardening, The art of laying out grounds and arranging trees, shrubbery, etc., in such a manner as to produce a picturesque effect. [ 1913 Webster ]
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